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Table 2 FDG PET/CT results at baseline and re-evaluation

From: The usefulness of repeated CMR and FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of patients with initial possible cardiac sarcoidosis

 

Baseline (n = 35)

Re-evaluation (n = 35)

p value

Myocardial FDG uptake pattern

 Focal

10 (28.6%)

7 (20.0%)

0.51

 Focal on diffuse

6 (17.1%)

4 (11.4%)

0.63

 Diffuse

10 (28.6%)

5 (14.3%)

0.13

 None

9 (25.7%)

19 (54.3%)

< 0.01

Cardiac SUVmax

4.2 [2.2–5.8]

1.8 [1.1–4.1]

< 0.01

  1. FDG PET/CT, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography; SUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value