PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Schatka, Imke
AU  - Bengel, Frank M.
TI  - Advanced Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.112.115121
DP  - 2014 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 99--106
VI  - 55
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/55/1/99.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/55/1/99.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2014 Jan 01; 55
AB  - Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Cardiac involvement may occur, leading to an adverse outcome. Although early treatment to improve morbidity and mortality is desirable, sensitive and accurate detection of cardiac sarcoidosis remains a challenge. Accordingly, interest in the use of advanced imaging such as cardiac MR and PET with 18F-FDG is increasing in order to refine the clinical workup. Although the field is still facing challenges and uncertainties, this article presents a summary of clinical background and the current state of diagnostic modalities and treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis.