TABLE 2

18F-FDG PET and 67Ga Scintigraphy Findings in 18 Patients with Sarcoidosis

Pulmonary sitesExtrapulmonary sites
18F-FDG67Ga planar67Ga SPECT, visual18F-FDG67Ga planar
Patient no.Age (y)SexLesionVisualSUVVisualL/N ratioLesionVisualSUVVisualL/N ratio
163FMediastinal/hilar LN+10.52+1.46+Salivary gland+1.11
Pulmonary parenchyma+5.72+0.93+Supraclaviclar LN+5.67+1.27
Muscle+4.51+0.88
269FMediastinal/hilar LN+7.71+1.74+Axillary LN+3.76
Heart+11.64+1.10
342MMediastinal/hilar LN+5.71Heart+6.89
Muscle+3.26+0.95
442MMediastinal/hilar LN+5.99+1.44+Heart+6.44+1.01
538MMediastinal/hilar LN+5.52+1.88+Heart+5.03
Pulmonary parenchyma+4.33+0.89+Inguinal LN+4.79
Muscle+3.06
629MMediastinal/hilar LN+12.46+5.26+Salivary gland+1.98
Supraclaviclar LN+7.62+1.14
Paraaortic LN+7.06
Muscle+4.62
751FMediastinal/hilar LN+11.79+2.64+
Pulmonary parenchyma+9.51+1.32+
869MMediastinal/hilar LN+7.00+1.82+
964FMediastinal/hilar LN+7.52+2.33+
Pulmonary parenchyma+4.42+0.80+
1070FMediastinal/hilar LN+9.95Muscle+5.51
1173FMediastinal/hilar LN+6.63+3.58+
1260MMediastinal/hilar LN+8.73+2.05+
1357FMediastinal/hilar LN+4.12+1.47+Salivary gland+3.46+1.45
1445FMediastinal/hilar LN+9.63+2.25+Heart+9.84+1.00
Supraclaviclar LN+6.98+1.38
Paraaortic LN+6.71+1.64
Inguinal LN+4.25+0.78
Skin+2.87
1568FMediastinal/hilar LN+7.66Supraclaviclar LN+6.80
Heart+8.48
Skin+2.17
1668FMediastinal/hilar LN+5.47+1.65+Heart+6.31
Muscle+3.01+0.80
1782FMediastinal/hilar LN+5.05Inguinal LN+2.17
Skin+12.94+1.03
Spleen+9.35
1840FStomach
  • LN = lymph node; + = abnormal uptake; − = no uptake.