Usefulness of fasting 18F-FDG PET in identification of cardiac sarcoidosis
W Okumura, T Iwasaki, T Toyama, T Iso… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
Cardiac PET using 18F-FDG under fasting conditions (fasting 18F-FDG PET) is a promising
technique for identification of cardiac sarcoidosis and assessment of disease activity. The …
technique for identification of cardiac sarcoidosis and assessment of disease activity. The …
Identification of cardiac sarcoidosis with 13N-NH3/18F-FDG PET
H Yamagishi, N Shirai, M Takagi… - Journal of nuclear …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
To our knowledge, no study investigating the usefulness of cardiac PET for detection of
myocardial involvement of sarcoidosis is available. We investigated whether 13N-NH3/18F …
myocardial involvement of sarcoidosis is available. We investigated whether 13N-NH3/18F …
Myocardial imaging with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in sarcoidosis
H Ohira, I Tsujino, S Ishimaru, N Oyama, T Takei… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Purpose Despite accumulating reports on the clinical value of 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose
positron emission tomography (18 F-FDG PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in …
positron emission tomography (18 F-FDG PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in …
Effectiveness of prolonged fasting 18f-FDG PET-CT in the detection of cardiac sarcoidosis
R Langah, K Spicer, M Gebregziabher… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare guidelines (JMHWG) are
currently the standard used to diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis. JMHWG incorporate 67 …
currently the standard used to diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis. JMHWG incorporate 67 …
Focal uptake on 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography images indicates cardiac involvement of sarcoidosis†
S Ishimaru, I Tsujino, T Takei, E Tsukamoto… - European heart …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the value of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography
(18F-FDG PET) in detecting cardiac sarcoidosis. Methods and results Thirty-two patients …
(18F-FDG PET) in detecting cardiac sarcoidosis. Methods and results Thirty-two patients …
18F-FDG PET/CT for the Assessment of Myocardial Sarcoidosis
Cardiac involvement portends a poor prognosis in patients with sarcoidosis. However, due
to the nonspecific clinical manifestations of the disease, patchy myocardial involvement, and …
to the nonspecific clinical manifestations of the disease, patchy myocardial involvement, and …
The use of 18F-FDG PET in the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis: a systematic review and metaanalysis including the Ontario experience
G Youssef, E Leung, I Mylonas, P Nery… - Journal of nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
Cardiac sarcoidosis is a potentially fatal complication of sarcoidosis. The 1993 guidelines of
the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan have been used as the …
the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan have been used as the …
18F-Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in cardiac sarcoidosis
H Ohira, I Tsujino, K Yoshinaga - European journal of nuclear medicine …, 2011 - Springer
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease that causes
conduction disturbance, systolic dysfunction, and most notably sudden cardiac death …
conduction disturbance, systolic dysfunction, and most notably sudden cardiac death …
Recommendations for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging for cardiac sarcoidosis: Japanese Society of Nuclear Cardiology …
Y Ishida, K Yoshinaga, M Miyagawa, M Moroi… - Annals of nuclear …, 2014 - Springer
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that forms epithelioid cell granuloma
(accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory cells) without caseous necrosis in organs …
(accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory cells) without caseous necrosis in organs …
Quantitative analysis of myocardial 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by PET/CT for detection of cardiac sarcoidosis
R Yokoyama, M Miyagawa, H Okayama, T Inoue… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT is used to diagnose patients
with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). However, its specificity is relatively low. We aimed to …
with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). However, its specificity is relatively low. We aimed to …