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ArticleJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2019

FDG PET-CT findings of extra-thoracic sarcoid are associated with cardiac sarcoid: A rationale for using FGD PET-CT for cardiac sarcoid evaluation.

Darshan C Patel, Senthil S Gunasekaran, Christopher Goettl, Nadera J Sweiss, Yang Lu

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of PET in the management of sarcoidosis.Current opinion in pulmonary medicine · 2022
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  2. Review of cardiovascular imaging in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 2019: Positron emission tomography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2020
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  3. 18-FDG-PET in a patient cohort suspected for cardiac sarcoidosis: Right ventricular uptake is associated with pathological uptake in mediastinal lymph nodes.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2020
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  4. The logic and challenges of imaging sarcoidosis with whole body FDG PET.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2019
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  5. Decoding sarcoidosis chronicity through phenotypic profiling.Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Darshan C PatelDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
Senthil S GunasekaranDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
Christopher GoettlDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
Nadera J SweissDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yang LuDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA. ylu10@mdanderson.org.
University of Illinois Chicago · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis retrospective study investigates the relationship between cardiac and extra-thoracic sarcoid findings on FDG PET-CT using a 72-hour pretest high-fat, high-protein, and very low-carbohydrate (HFHPVLC) diet. PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 196 consecutive FDG PET-CT scans with 72-hour HFHPVLC diet preparation were performed between December 2014 and December 2015 in known sarcoid patients. Of these scans, 5 were excluded for non-adherence to diet preparation or underlying cancer. Cardiac and extra-thoracic sarcoid lesions were categorized and measured for radiotracer uptake.

resultsA total of 188 patients had 191 eligible FDG PET/CT scans (3 follow-up scans), of which there were 20 (10%) positive, 6 indeterminate (3%), and 165 (86%) negative for CS. Among the 20 scans positive for CS, 8 (40%) had findings of both cardiac and extra-thoracic sarcoid.

conclusionOur study shows that 40% of CS patients also have FDG PET-CT findings of extra-thoracic sarcoid. This makes an intriguing case for FDG PET-CT use with pretest diet prep over cardiac MRI (CMR) for cardiac sarcoid evaluation, given that CMR is likely to overlook these extra-thoracic sites of disease.

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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyAgedDiet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedDiet, High-FatDiet, High-ProteinFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSarcoidosisFluorodeoxyglucose F18CardiacExtra-thoracicFDG PET-CTSarcoidSarcoidosis

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