Use of whole-body FDG PET-CT to aid in the diagnosis of occult sarcoidosis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 25-27

  Tannen, Bradford L ^a   Ghesani, Nasrin V ^b   Frohman, Larry ^a,b   Eichler, Joel D ^a   Maldjian, Pierre D ^b   Chu, David S ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Department of Neurology and Neurosciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

FDG PET CT; Sarcoidosis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ETANERCEPT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LISINOPRIL; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SARCOIDOSIS; UVEITIS;

AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SARCOIDOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UVEITIS;

EID: 41649108427     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940801899798     Document Type: Article

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