Focus Issue on Cardiac Sarcoidosis from ICNC-12 Symposium on Advanced Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Advanced imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Cardiac involvement may occur, leading to an adverse outcome. Although early treatment to improve morbidity and mortality is desirable, sensitive and accurate detection of cardiac sarcoidosis remains a challenge. Accordingly, interest in the use of advanced imaging such as cardiac MR and PET with (18)F-FDG is increasing in ord...

FOCUS ISSUE ON CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS Role of PET/ CT for the Identification of Cardiac Sarcoid Disease

Sarcoidosis reflects a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that is characterized by the formation of non-caseating granuloma in various organs. Cardiac involvement may occur in one out of four patients accounting for an increased mortality rate in these patients. F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography( F-FDG-PET)is increasingly applied for the detection and characte...

Assessment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Advanced Imaging Modalities

Sarcoidosis is a chronic systemic disease of unknown etiology that is characterized by the presence of noncaseating epithelioid granulomas, usually in multiple organs. Several studies have shown that sarcoidosis might be the result of an exaggerated granulomatous reaction after exposure to unidentified antigens in genetically susceptible individuals. Cardiac involvement may occur and lead to an...

Cardiac sarcoidosis.

Cardiac sarcoidosis.