Laura Ueberham , Theresa Kluge , Konrad Latuscynski , Hans Ebbinghaus , Joanna Jozwiak-Nozdrzykowska , Stephan Renziehausen , Annika Reuser , Kerstin Bode , Regine Kluge , Ulrich Laufs , Osama Sabri , Borislav Dinov
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FDG uptake was assessed as myocardial-to-background ratio (MBR) of standardized uptake values in the 17-segment model and right ventricle in relation to clinical baseline parameters and changes during follow-up (FU).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>MBRs per cardiac segment in controls were below 2.1 in all control patients. In CSD, median MBR was 2.4 (IQR 1.3; 4.0), highest septal and anterobasal. In CST, median MBR was 1.5 (IQR 1.1; 1.7) with a significant reduction of mean MBRs from baseline per cardiac segment (z −9.5, p < 0.001). Patients with clinical progress showed higher MBRs and more affected cardiac segments before therapy (n = 2, MBR 4.3 ± 3.0, 18.0 ± 0) than patients with stable disease (n = 5, MBR 2.8 ± 1.2, 14.4 ± 4.6) or clinical improvement (n = 4, MBR 2.6 ± 2.5, 8.0 ± 7.4, p = n.s.) 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Myocardial-to-background ratio in F18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET in cardiac sarcoidosis for diagnosis and evaluation of therapeutic response
Background
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is recommended for diagnosis and evaluation of therapy in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS).
Objectives
FDG uptake parameters were investigated semi-quantitatively in biopsy-proven CS at time of diagnosis (CSD) and during immunosuppressive therapy (CST) and in controls.
Methods
We studied 11 patients with endomyocardial biopsy-proven CS and 15 controls. FDG uptake was assessed as myocardial-to-background ratio (MBR) of standardized uptake values in the 17-segment model and right ventricle in relation to clinical baseline parameters and changes during follow-up (FU).
Results
MBRs per cardiac segment in controls were below 2.1 in all control patients. In CSD, median MBR was 2.4 (IQR 1.3; 4.0), highest septal and anterobasal. In CST, median MBR was 1.5 (IQR 1.1; 1.7) with a significant reduction of mean MBRs from baseline per cardiac segment (z −9.5, p < 0.001). Patients with clinical progress showed higher MBRs and more affected cardiac segments before therapy (n = 2, MBR 4.3 ± 3.0, 18.0 ± 0) than patients with stable disease (n = 5, MBR 2.8 ± 1.2, 14.4 ± 4.6) or clinical improvement (n = 4, MBR 2.6 ± 2.5, 8.0 ± 7.4, p = n.s.) Applying a new score based on mean MBR times number of involved segments showed highest values in patients with clinical progression.
Conclusion
MBRs per cardiac segment can be used as a semiquantitative tool to evaluate FDG uptake in patients with CS with a cut-off ≥2.1 for relevant pathologic uptake. The clinical course may correlate with the number of affected cardiac segments and the MBRs per segment.
期刊介绍:
IJC Heart & Vasculature is an online-only, open-access journal dedicated to publishing original articles and reviews (also Editorials and Letters to the Editor) which report on structural and functional cardiovascular pathology, with an emphasis on imaging and disease pathophysiology. Articles must be authentic, educational, clinically relevant, and original in their content and scientific approach. IJC Heart & Vasculature requires the highest standards of scientific integrity in order to promote reliable, reproducible and verifiable research findings. All authors are advised to consult the Principles of Ethical Publishing in the International Journal of Cardiology before submitting a manuscript. Submission of a manuscript to this journal gives the publisher the right to publish that paper if it is accepted. Manuscripts may be edited to improve clarity and expression.