Scan findings of various myocardial spect agents in a case of amyloid polyneuropathy with suspected myocardial involvement

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-141

  Arbab, Ali Syed ^a   Koizumi, Kiyoshi ^a   Toyama, Keiji ^a   Arai, Takao ^a   Yoshitomi, Tatsuya ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; I 123 BMIPP; I 123 MIBG; Tc 99m(V) DMSA; Tl 201

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; 15 (4 IODOPHENYL) 3 METHYLPENTADECANOIC ACID I 123; SUCCIMER TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION;

EID: 0030762751     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03164822     Document Type: Article

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