AI Article Synopsis
- Tattoo-associated sarcoidosis involves the formation of granulomas, which can occur in tattoos and may affect other organs like the lungs and eyes.
- 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging is a nuclear medicine technique that helps identify areas of increased metabolic activity in the body.
- This review suggests that 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging can be effective for assessing inflammation in tattoos and for investigating potential systemic sarcoidosis when there are skin reactions.
Article Abstract
Tattoo-associated sarcoidosis is characterized by granulomas in tattoos with or without the involvement of other organ systems such as the lungs and eyes. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG PET is a nuclear medicine imaging study that can differentiate between metabolically over-active areas and normal tissue. Thus, this review finds that 18F-FDG-PET/CT imaging can be used to image inflammatory activity in tattoos and in case of papulonodular tattoo reaction be used to investigate possible systemic sarcoidosis.
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