Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis

Ter Arkh. 2018 Dec 30;90(12):101-106. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2018.12.000017.

Abstract

Heart sarcoidosis diagnosis presents great difficulties due to the absence of specific clinical manifestations. Most often, the diagnosis is established during autopsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart with contrast enhancement is one of the most informative methods of intravital diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis. In this article, two clinical cases, shows the role of MRI of the heart with contrast enhancement in the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis.

Keywords: endomyovascular biopsy; heart rhythm disturbances; magnetic resonance imaging of the heart; sarcoidosis of the heart; sarcoidosis of the lungs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Sarcoidosis* / diagnostic imaging