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Myocardial uptake of technetium-99m stannous pyrophosphate in experimental viral myopericarditis. [Mice]

Journal Article · · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5829684

Distribution of technetium-99m stannous pyrophosphate was studied in mice with experimentally induced viral myopericarditis. Myocardial and bone uptakes of Tc-PPi were compared in 55 mice inoculated with coxsackievirus B3 (Nancy strain). The myocardium-to-bone uptake ratio in 33 mice with myopericarditis was increased to a greater extent than that seen in 22 mice without myopericarditis (p < 0.001). In the severely involved heart, the uptake per gram exceeded that in the bone. Myocardial uptake in myopericarditis can be visualized on a whole-body image using a pinhole collimator and a left lateral view. Our experimental studies suggest the potential clinical usefulness of myocardial scintigraphy in viral myopericarditis.

Research Organization:
Kyoto Univ., Japan
OSTI ID:
5829684
Journal Information:
J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 20:10; ISSN JNMEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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