18F-FDG/13N-ammonia cardiac PET findings in ATTR cardiac amyloidosis

Kathleen A. Young, Melissa Lyle, Andrew N. Rosenbaum, Ian C. Chang, Grace Lin, Melanie C. Bois, Omar F.Abou Ezzeddine, Hayan Jouni, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, Suraj Kapa, Martha Grogan, Leslie T. Cooper, Lori Blauwet, John P. Bois

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Abstract

18F-flurodeoxyglycose (FDG)/13N-ammonia positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is frequently utilized to evaluate cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) but findings can reflect other forms of myocardial inflammation or altered myocardial metabolic activity. Herein, we present five cases where cardiac PET findings suggested CS, but right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy samples revealed ATTR-type cardiac amyloidosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)726-735
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Nuclear Cardiology
Volume30
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • ATTR cardiac amyloidosis
  • F-flurodeoxyglycose PET
  • Inflammation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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