Cardiac Sarcoidosis Imaging: PET
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology that most frequently affects the lungs but infrequently manifests in the heart (10%–30%). The disease is characterized by nonnecrotizing granulomatous inflammation with accompanying fibrosis (infiltration of granulomas and heart scarring).
Authors
- Mary Beth Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-8791)
- Diane K. Soulek
- Eleanor Mantel
- Kathy S. Thomas
- Jessica Settle
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.125.269838
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00