Effect of Corticosteroid Dose and Duration on 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 May;13(5):1280-1282. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.12.013. Epub 2020 Jan 15.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage*
  • Prednisone / adverse effects
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / administration & dosage*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoidosis / drug therapy*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Prednisone