| Emerging role of whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography as a marker of disease activity in patients with sarcoidosis: a systematic review. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22117499 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to systematically review the emerging role of whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in patients with sarcoidosis. DESIGN: A comprehensive literature search of published studies through December 2010 in PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase databases regarding whole-body FDG-PET and PET/CT in patients with sarcoidosis was performed. RESULTS: Ultimately, we identified nine studies comprising a total of 379 patients with sarcoidosis. Main findings of the included studies are presented. CONCLUSIONS: from this systematic review we can summarize that: (1) positive FDG-PET findings should be interpreted with caution in differentiating sarcoidosis from other inflammatory diseases and malignant abnormalities; (2) FDG-PET seems to be a very useful molecular imaging method in assessing disease activity, in staging and identifying occult sites, and in monitoring treatment response in patients with sarcoidosis; (3) FDG-PET shows a better diagnostic accuracy compared to 67Ga scintigraphy in patients with sarcoidosis, because of a better sensitivity of FDG-PET (mainly due to the high quality of FDG-PET images with superior contrast and spatial resolution compared to 67Ga scintigraphy) in addition to several practical advantages (less radiation exposure, shorter time between injection and imaging). |
| | |
Authors:
|
G Treglia; S Taralli; A Giordano |
Related Documents
:
|
20530979 - Multimodal localization of electrodes in deep brain stimulation: comparison of stereota... 22109309 - Utility of ultrasound and mri in prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta: a pilot study. 17044559 - In vivo accuracy of image guidance performed using optical tracking and optimized regis... 21637049 - Synchronous second primary neoplasms detected by initial staging f-18 fdg pet/ct examin... 21828149 - Prediction of microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma by pre-operative ct im... 22146869 - Whole-body mri in neurofibromatosis: incidental findings and prevalence of scoliosis. 20033509 - Automated pancreas segmentation from three-dimensional contrast-enhanced computed tomog... 19089639 - Characteristics of neurological and cognitive status in patients with multiple sclerosi... 16311039 - Multi-day radon signals with a radioactive decay limb -- occurrence and geophysical sig... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG / World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders Volume: 28 ISSN: 1124-0490 ISO Abbreviation: Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-11-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9610928 Medline TA: Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis Country: Italy |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 87-94 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Bioimages and Radiological Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. giorgiomednuc@libero.it |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The use of sedation in the dental outpatient setting: a web-based survey of dentists.
Next Document: Interferon gamma release assay (QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube) in patients of sarcoidosis from a popul...