T2-weighted short-tau-inversion-recovery imaging reflects disease activity of cardiac sarcoidosis.
Reina Tonegawa-KujiNoriko Oyama-ManabeRyosuke AokiShinya NagayoshiChristian Michael Hong PawhayKengo F KusanoTakatomo NakajimaPublished in: Open heart (2021)
When using conventional diagnostic indices for active CS as the gold standard, T2W-STIR-BB imaging demonstrated comparable diagnostic performance to that of FDG-PET. The semi-quantitative analysis of high signal intensity on T2W-STIR-BB images using MSR was useful for detection of active CS.
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