RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging the inflammatory activity of sarcoidosis
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 743
OP 751
DO 10.1183/09031936.00088612
VO 41
IS 3
A1 Ruth G.M. Keijsers
A1 Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel
A1 Jan C. Grutters
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/41/3/743.abstract
AB Accurate assessment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary organ involvement in sarcoidosis is one of the great challenges for clinicians. This assessment includes the evaluation of symptoms and of sarcoidosis activity in a specific organ and its functional consequences. In this review, radiological and nuclear techniques to image the inflammatory activity of sarcoidosis are described, in particular 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The current use of this technique in clinical practice is explained, particularly in patients with persistent symptoms, stage IV disease and cardiac sarcoidosis.