Use of 18F-FDG PET/CT texture analysis to diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis.

Osamu ManabeHiroshi OhiraKenji HirataSouichiro HayashiMasanao NayaIchizo TsujinoTadao AikawaKazuhiro KoyanagawaNoriko Oyama-ManabeYuuki TomiyamaKeiichi MagotaKeiichiro YoshinagaNagara Tamaki

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)

The texture analysis had high inter-operator and high inter-scan reproducibility. Some of texture features showed higher diagnostic value than SUVmax for CS diagnosis. Therefore, texture analysis may have a role in semi-automated systems for diagnosing CS.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
contrast enhanced
left ventricular
high throughput
data analysis
dual energy