Uptake of technetium 99m HDP in cardiac amyloidosis

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-227

  Kulhanek, Jan ^b   Movahed, Assad ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac amyloidosis; Technetium 99m HDP

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM HYDROXYDIPHOSPHONATE TC 99M; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038378985     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023608115278     Document Type: Article

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