| The role of gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (GMPS) in myocarditis: a case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 22219153 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Acute myocarditis is one of the most challenging diagnoses and treatments in cardiology. The acute viral myocarditis diagnosis is usually based on high suspicion, history taking, and physical examination. Likewise, the use of chest radiography, electrocardiography (ECG), and echocardiography is helpful in making a final diagnosis, but all are non-specific. In addition, in imaging query, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) depicts some degree of cardiac inflammation in the course of myocarditis. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has also been shown to be useful in diagnosis, and this noninvasive technique diminishes the need for myocardial biopsy. The current study presents the diagnostic and prognostic role of MPI in a 25-year-old patient The role of gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (GMPS) in myocarditis: a case report and review of the literature Correspondence to: Majid Assadi, M.D. The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Bushehr 3631, Iran Tel: 0098-771-2580169, fax: 0098-771-2541828 e-mail: assadipoya@yahoo.com, asadi@bpums.ac.ir with suspected myocarditis. The patient underwent gated-technetium- 99m-lablled, methoxyisobutyl isonitrile, single photon emission computed tomography (Gated (99m)Tc-MIBI SPECT) that showed nonheterogeneous absorption with remarkable decreased radiotracer uptake in the myocardium in both stress and rest phases. In addition, the gated mode demonstrated decreased wall motion and thickening of the myocardium with a sum motion score (SMS) of 28, a sum thickening score (STS) of 15, and a measured LVEF of 34%. The study concludes that (99m)TC-MIBI SPECT imaging is a useful modality in the preparation of supplementary diagnostic and prognostic information in viral myocarditis. Nuclear Med Rev 2011; 14, 2: 112-115. |
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Hamid Javadi; Sara Jallalat; Gholamreza Pourbehi; Shahriar Semnani; Mehdi Mogharrabi; Iraj Nabipour; Mohammadreza Ravanbod; Abdullatif Amini; Majid Assadi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe Volume: 14 ISSN: 1644-4345 ISO Abbreviation: Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2012-01-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100886103 Medline TA: Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur Country: Poland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 112-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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