Literature DB >> 19104727

FDG-PET and MIBI-Tc SPECT as follow-up tools in a patient with cardiac sarcoidosis requiring a pacemaker.

J P Smedema1, L White, A J Klopper.   

Abstract

A 63-year-old man presented with recent-onset symptoms secondary to third-degree atrio-ventricular block, for which a dual-chamber pacemaker was inserted. Additional investigations resulted in the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. FDG-PET and MIBI-technetium SPECT were used as follow-up tools for monitoring active granulomatous myocardial infiltration.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 19104727

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Cardiovasc J Afr        ISSN: 1015-9657            Impact factor:   1.167


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Authors:  Beth Vettiyil; Nikitha Gupta; Rajesh Kumar
Journal:  World J Nucl Med       Date:  2013-09

2.  Diagnostic accuracy of cardiac MRI, FDG-PET, and myocardial biopsy for the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:  Dominik Roth; Nikolaos Kadoglou; Mariska Leeflang; Rene Spijker; Harald Herkner; Marialena Trivella
Journal:  Diagn Progn Res       Date:  2020-05-07
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