St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Eur Respir J. 2013 Mar;41(3):743-51. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00088612. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
Accurate assessment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary organ involvement in sarcoidosis is one of the great challenges for clinicians. This assessment includes the evaluation of symptoms and of sarcoidosis activity in a specific organ and its functional consequences. In this review, radiological and nuclear techniques to image the inflammatory activity of sarcoidosis are described, in particular (18)F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The current use of this technique in clinical practice is explained, particularly in patients with persistent symptoms, stage IV disease and cardiac sarcoidosis.
准确评估结节病的肺部和肺外器官受累情况是临床医生面临的重大挑战之一。这种评估包括评估特定器官的症状和结节病活动及其功能后果。在这篇综述中，描述了用于显示结节病炎症活性的放射学和核医学技术，特别是（18）F-FDG 正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描。解释了该技术在临床实践中的当前应用，特别是在持续性症状、IV 期疾病和心脏结节病患者中。
