The Evaluation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with 18F-FDG PET.
Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis is associated with poor prognosis. (18)F-FDG PET can detect the presence of cardiac sarcoidosis, assess disease activity, and serve as a means to monitor treatment response in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Oakland University, Royal Oak, Michigan zaidfaham@gmail.com.
Zaid
Z
Al-Faham
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Oakland University, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Prashant
P
Jolepalem
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging, William Beaumont School of Medicine and Beaumont Health System, Oakland University, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Ching Yee
CY
Oliver Wong
D000368:Aged; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
18F-FDG PET; cardiac MR imaging; myocardial sarcoidosis