Scan findings of various myocardial SPECT agents in a case of amyloid polyneuropathy with suspected myocardial involvement
Scan findings of various myocardial SPECT agents in a case of amyloid polyneuropathy with suspected myocardial involvement
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疑似心肌受累的淀粉样多发性神经病病例中各种心肌 SPECT 药物的扫描结果
作者:
A. Arbab;K. Koizumi;K. Toyama;T. Arai;Tatsuya Yoshitomi;T. Araki
A 31-year-old male having familial amyloid polyneuropathy underwent a Tc-99m(V)-DMSA study to evaluate the myocardial involvement. The patient also underwent Tl-201, I-123-BMIPP and I-123-MIBG myocardial SPECT studies to evaluate blood perfusion, fatty acid metabolism and sympathetic function of the heart, respectively. Tc-99m(V)-DMSA SPECT showed uptake to the myocardium indicating myocardial involvement of amyloidosis. Both Tl-201 and I-123-BMIPP studies showed normal uptake indicating normal blood perfusion and fatty acid metabolism but I-123-MIBG SPECT showed no uptake to the heart, indicating severe impairment of sympathetic function.