Myocarditis with high ¹⁸F-FDG uptake and no ¹⁸F-FLT uptake

J Nucl Cardiol. 2018 Apr;25(2):691-692. doi: 10.1007/s12350-017-1052-3. Epub 2017 Aug 29.

Authors

Takashi Norikane¹, Yuka Yamamoto², Takahisa Noma³, Yoshihiro Nishiyama²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan. [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan.
³ Division of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.

PMID: 28852983
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-1052-3

Abstract

We present a case of myocarditis with increased ¹⁸F-FDG uptake and no ¹⁸F-fluorothymidine (FLT) uptake.

Keywords: FDG; FLT; Myocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Dideoxynucleosides / pharmacokinetics*
Electrocardiography
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
Heart / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Myocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Myocardium / pathology
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Radiopharmaceuticals
Young Adult

Substances

Dideoxynucleosides
Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
alovudine