091: Cardiac sarcoidosis, myocardial spect contribution

The role of myocardial perfusion SPECT in short-term cardiac prognosis of end-stage renal disease

Introduction: One of the most important causes of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and even after kidney transplantation is cardiovascular diseases. Thus, cardiac evaluation is of utmost importance in the management of these patients especially during preoperative work up before renal transplantation. The aim of present study is to evaluate the role of myoc...

Myocardial perfusion SPECT: Perfusion quantification

Different software tools for quantification of myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) studies are routinely used. Several perfusion parameters can be computed automatically.  Interpretation of the MPS should start with visual inspection of the rotating planar images, visual analysis of reconstructed SPECT slices and then quantitative analysis to confirm the visual impression. Quantification should be...

Myocardial sarcoidosis.

SARCOIDOSIS is generally regarded as a systemic disease of unknown etiology that may involve any organ in a usually benign granulomatous process. In recent years it has become apparent that the myocardium is frequently involved and may result in bizarre arrhythmias or sudden death. This paper presents a review of 28 cases proved by autopsy and adds an additional case manifested by Stokes-Adams ...

Cardiac sarcoidosis.

Cardiac sarcoidosis.