title: Early detection of cardiac sarcoid lesions with (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography.
abstract: In April 2005, a 72-year-old woman with pulmonary sarcoidosis exhibited focal (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) uptake in her heart on (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET). Although Japanese guidelines for diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis were not met at this point, electrocardiography, echocardiography, and magnetic resonance imaging became diagnostic for cardiac sarcoidosis 1 year later. In the present case report, the potential of (18)F-FDG PET in the early recognition of cardiac sarcoidosis in comparison with other imaging modalities is discussed.
authors.affiliation: The First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Ichizo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsujino
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18