SPECT imaging with Tl-201 and Ga-67 in myocardial sarcoidosis

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199006000-00009· OSTI ID:6717220

Kurata, C; Sakata, K; Taguchi, T; Fukumoto, Y; Miyata, H; Aoshima, S; Yamazaki, N ^[1]

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1. Hamamatsu Univ. School of Medicine (Japan)

Two patients with myocardial sarcoidosis are presented, both of whom underwent SPECT imaging with Tl-201 and Ga-67. The first had Ga-67 myocardial uptake with a Tl-201 defect, which disappeared with corticosteroid therapy. The second had multiple Tl-201 defects without Ga-67 uptake, which persisted despite corticosteroid therapy. Therefore, the combination of Tl-201 and Ga-67 imaging may be useful for recognizing myocardial sarcoidosis and for predicting the response to corticosteroid therapy.

• OSTI ID: 6717220
• Journal Information: Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Vol. 15:6; ISSN 0363-9762
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MAN
PATIENTS
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EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
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MUSCLES
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PREGNANES
PRIMATES
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