Novel dietary protocol prior to 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography to evaluate for cardiac sarcoidosis

Erika Hutt*, Wael A. Jaber, Christine Jellis, Maria M. Mountis, Paul C. Cremer

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Abstract

The diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is challenging. Recently, guidelines incorporated cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (F18-FDG) as a non-invasive diagnostic modality for the detection and follow-up of CS. However, this technique is dependent of patient dietary preparation to suppress physiological myocardial F18-FDG uptake. We present a case of possible CS which highlights a novel preparation protocol that facilitated appropriate myocardial suppression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2190-2193
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Nuclear Cardiology
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

Funding

The authors have no financial relationships to disclose.

Keywords

  • Image guided application
  • Inflammation
  • PET
  • diseases/processes
  • imaging agents
  • metabolism
  • modalities
  • outcomes
  • sarcoid heart disease
  • tracers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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