Prognostic Impact of Extent, Severity, and Heterogeneity of Abnormalities on 18F-FDG PET Scans for Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Conclusions
Quantitative measures of extent and severity of perfusion–metabolism mismatch and coefficient of variation of FDG uptake provide an incremental prognostic advantage in patients undergoing FDG-PET for CS. These results support the use of a more detailed analysis of imaging findings, as is conventional in coronary artery disease.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - February 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Sperry, B. W., Tamarappoo, B. K., Oldan, J. D., Javed, O., Culver, D. A., Brunken, R., Cerqueira, M. D., Hachamovitch, R. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research