Utility of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Fusion Imaging With ^{99 m}Tc-Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy in the Assessment of Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis

Circ J. 2018 Jun 25;82(7):1970-1971. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-17-1111. Epub 2017 Dec 2.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.
² Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.
³ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.

PMID: 29199249
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-17-1111

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Diphosphates
Female
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging / methods*
Technetium
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*

Substances

Diphosphates
diphosphoric acid
Technetium

Supplementary concepts

Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related