Cardiac FDG-PET to Assess Sarcoidosis in a Cardiac Allograft
Chen A, Khanna P, Siddon A, Russell R. Cardiac FDG-PET to Assess Sarcoidosis in a Cardiac Allograft. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2014, 39: 54-56. PMID: 23603601, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e318279ffc7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid therapyF-FDG PET studiesEnd-stage heart failureCardiac FDG-PETOrthotopic heart transplantPresence of inflammationFDG-PET studiesImmediate posttransplant courseRecurrent sarcoidosisCardiac allograftsPosttransplant courseCardiac sarcoidosisEndomyocardial biopsyHeart failureHeart transplantFDG uptakeFDG-PETSarcoidosisPET studiesTherapyMonthsWall motionUptakeHypokinesisAllografts