| Autor: |
Janssen, Sven, Piers, Do, Rijswijk, Martin, Meijer, Sytze, Mandema, Enno |
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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine; Aug1990, Vol. 16 Issue 8-10, p663-670, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
This study describes the results of scintigraphy withTc-labeled methylene-diphosphonate (Tc-MDP) and pyrophosphate (Tc-PYP) as a noninvasive test for the distribution of organ involvement in five different types of amyloidosis. Scintigraphy withTc-labeled phosphates appeared to be a sensitive noninvasive screening test for the extent and the distribution of organ involvement in systemic AA and systemic AL amyloidosis as well as in local bronchial amyloid, local dermal amyloid, and familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy. Echocardiography, however, was more sensitive for demonstrating cardiac involvement in systemic amyloidosis thanTc-MDP orTc-PYP scintigraphy.Tc-MDP images showed a better contrast thanTc-PYP images, although there was no difference in. the extent or the intensity of soft-tissue uptake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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