Complementary Role of CMR to Conventional Screening in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Conclusions
Of all cardiac tests, CMR was the most valuable in the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiac sarcoidosis in a general sarcoidosis population. Echocardiography had an overall limited diagnostic value as a screening test, and an abnormal study, despite a high positive predictive value, may still need confirmation with CMR.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - December 4, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Kouranos, V., Tzelepis, G. E., Rapti, A., Mavrogeni, S., Aggeli, K., Douskou, M., Prasad, S., Koulouris, N., Sfikakis, P., Wells, A., Gialafos, E. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research