Infectious Myocarditis on FDG-PET Imaging Mimicking Sarcoidosis

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 840-844

  Sperry, Brett W ^a   Oldan, Jorge D ^a   Hsich, Eileen M ^a   Reynolds, Jordan P ^a   Tamarappoo, Balaji K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); inflammation; metabolism: PET; PET imaging

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RUBIDIUM 82; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SARCOIDOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; WHOLE BODY CT; WHOLE BODY PET; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SARCOIDOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939266673     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-015-0160-1     Document Type: Article

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