Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to summarize the protocol, interpretation, and diagnostic performance of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging in imaging two distinctive, underdiagnosed cardiomyopathies: cardiac amyloidosis and cardiac sarcoidosis. CONCLUSION. Emerging new radiotracers and advanced molecular imaging modalities enable us to noninvasively characterize certain types of cardiomyopathies, including cardiac amyloidosis and cardiac sarcoidosis, with great confidence. We expect to improve recognition and promote the application of such advanced techniques in the imaging and management of these potentially lethal cardiomyopathies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1208-1217 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
Volume | 215 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2020 |
Keywords
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Cardiac sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- PET
- SPECT
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging