Prevalence, distribution and clinical significance of joints, muscles and bones in sarcoidosis:an18F-FDG-PET/CT study.

CONCLUSION: 18F-FDG-PET/CT revealed JMBs localizations and coexistence with other organ sites supporting the concept that sarcoidosis is a systemic disease. By allowing an integrative interpretation of multi-organ involvement in the context of a pattern highly suggestive of sarcoidosis, it strongly keeps-off the diagnosis of malignancy. PMID: 32460642 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Expert Rev Respir Med Source Type: research