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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 20 patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis

From: Comparative evaluation of 18F-FLT and 18F-FDG for detecting cardiac and extra-cardiac thoracic involvement in patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis

Patient no.

Age (years)

Sex

Selection criteria

Biopsy site

Organs involved

Myocardial uptake

18F-FDG

18F-FLT

1

57

F

Biopsy

LN

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

2

46

F

Biopsy

LN

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

3

71

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

4

58

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

5

75

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

6

68

M

Biopsy

LN

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

7

64

M

Biopsy

Lung, LN

LN, heart

Focal

Focal

8

76

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN, heart

Focal

None

9

70

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN, heart

Diffuse

Focal

10

52

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

Lung, LN, heart

Focal

Focal

11

53

F

Biopsy

Skin

Lung, LN, heart

Diffuse

Focal

12

40

M

Clinical diagnosis

 

Heart

Focal

Focal

13

67

M

Clinical diagnosis

 

Heart

Focal

Focal

14

72

M

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN

None

None

15

70

M

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN

None

None

16

57

F

Clinical diagnosis

 

LN

None

None

17

56

F

Biopsy

Lung

Lung, LN

None

None

18

72

F

Biopsy

Skin

Lung, LN

None

None

19

33

M

Biopsy

LN

Lung, LN

Diffuse

None

20

79

F

Biopsy

Skin

Lung, LN

Diffuse

None

  1. LN lymph node