Abstract:Purpose
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, symptoms, activity and pattern of muscle sarcoidosis, correlation with laboratory parameters, and to assess its therapy response with 18F‐FDG PET/CT.
Methods
Study included 90 patients with biopsy confirmed sarcoidosis and symptoms/biochemical/imaging findings suggestive of active disease. The exclusion criteria were: presence of cancer or other diseases that resemble sarcoidosis on PET/CT (Wegener syndrome, tuberculosis, aspergillosis), and the glu… Show more
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