Utility of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT and Cardiac MRI in early Cardiac Sarcoidosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Although ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT and CMR are commonly used to diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis(CS), their clinical utility in early-vs. late-stage disease is unclear. The objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic utility of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography(¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging(CMR) in patients with early- and late-stage CS.

Methods

Data of 110 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven CS from the Granulomatous Myocarditis Registry were analyzed. All patients underwent ¹⁸F-FDG0PET/CT and CMR within 2 weeks of initial clinical presentation. Patients were divided into early-(<6 months) and late-stage groups based on the time since their first cardiac present

SUBMITTER: Subramanian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12327525 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature