A potential pitfall in the use of 99mTc-PYP imaging for diagnosing cardiac ATTR amyloidosis

J Nucl Cardiol. 2021 Oct;28(5):2395-2398. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02199-w. Epub 2020 May 24.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate

Supplementary concepts

  • Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related