title: Two cases of cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosed based on biopsy results of the gluteus muscle with focal uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0024, Japan ryutoku0221@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tatsunori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0024, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0024, Japan.
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hiasa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0024, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kazatani
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002081:Buttocks; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18