Review Article

Assessment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Advanced Imaging Modalities

Figure 4

18F-FDG PET before and after corticosteroid therapy. (a) 18F-FDG PET image (3D maximum intensity projection) before therapy. (b) After administration of 30 mg/day prednisone for 12 weeks, FDG uptake (arrow) has almost disappeared. 18F-FDG PET: 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography. SUV: standardized uptake value, COV: coefficient of variation.
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