Incidental Detection of Thoracic Sarcoidosis on Whole-Body 18Fluorine-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Thoracic Imaging
- Vol. 15 (3) , 201-204
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-200007000-00010
Abstract
18Fluorine-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose positron emission tomography (18FDG PET) allows imaging of sites with increased metabolic activity. Increased metabolic activity in mediastinal nodes in sarcoidosis has been described. We report the prospective diagnosis of thoracic sarcoidosis on 18FDG PET based on extensive, peripheral, upper lobe parenchymal, and mediastinal nodal tracer uptake.Keywords
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