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(18)F-FDG PET/CT for the assessment of myocardial sarcoidosis

Hicham Skali1, Allison R Schulman, Sharmila Dorbala

  • 1Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular imaging, 70 Francis Street, Shapiro 5th Floor, Room 128, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Current Cardiology Reports
|March 19, 2013
PubMed

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Diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis is challenging. Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) shows promise for assessing disease activity and guiding treatment in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Cardiac sarcoidosis significantly worsens prognosis.
  • Nonspecific symptoms and patchy myocardial involvement complicate early diagnosis.
  • A standardized diagnostic approach for cardiac sarcoidosis is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the utility of imaging modalities for cardiac sarcoidosis.
  • To emphasize the role of (18)F-FDG PET in assessing disease activity and treatment response.
  • To support the use of (18)F-FDG PET in diagnosis and risk stratification.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis and management.
  • Focus on the application and advantages of (18)F-FDG PET imaging.
  • Analysis of data supporting (18)F-FDG PET's role in clinical practice.

Main Results:

  • Early diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis remains difficult due to nonspecific manifestations.
  • (18)F-FDG PET offers practical advantages for assessing disease activity.
  • (18)F-FDG PET aids in monitoring treatment response and risk stratification.

Conclusions:

  • Effective management of cardiac sarcoidosis requires imaging that identifies disease and predicts therapy response.
  • (18)F-FDG PET is a valuable tool for diagnosing and managing cardiac sarcoidosis.
  • Growing evidence supports the use of (18)F-FDG PET in cardiac sarcoidosis.

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