Module 20. Case review - Non-Perfusion Imaging – Sarcoidosis-Case review - Non-Perfusion Imaging

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Video Summary

In the video, Panitia Charantaitui from the Mayo Clinic discusses the use of PET imaging for cardiac sarcoidosis. She starts by reviewing the necessary preparations, indications, and applications for the PET study. She then discusses the different clinical scenarios in which cardiac PET can be useful for diagnosing and following treatment response in cardiac sarcoidosis. Charantaitui explains the diagnostic guidelines for cardiac sarcoidosis and the importance of extracardiac PET evaluation. She emphasizes that PET is effective in identifying both cardiac and extracardiac sarcoidosis and can detect disease activity and inflammation. The video includes case studies that showcase the interpretation of PET images for cardiac sarcoidosis, including discussions on perfusion abnormalities, FDG uptake, and comparisons to prior studies. Charantaitui highlights the importance of using both normalized and hybrid nuclear medicine displays to interpret the images, and she provides recommendations for patient management based on the PET findings. Overall, the video provides comprehensive insights into the use and interpretation of PET in diagnosing and monitoring cardiac sarcoidosis.

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PET imaging

cardiac sarcoidosis

diagnostic guidelines

extracardiac PET evaluation

disease activity

case studies

interpretation

patient management