Cardiopulmonary imaging in sarcoidosis

Clin Chest Med. 2008 Sep;29(3):429-43, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.03.015.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a disease with protean clinical manifestations ranging from no symptoms to sudden death. Radiologic tests are often the key to diagnosis. In this article, the authors review current imaging techniques and discuss emerging technologies used in the noninvasive cardiopulmonary evaluation of the patient who has sarcoidosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Heart / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Lung* / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung* / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed