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    Scintigraphic detection of inflammatory heart disease (1994)
    Springer
    European journal of nuclear medicine 21 (1994), S. 666-674 
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    ISSN: 1619-7089
    Keywords: Endocarditis ; Myocarditis ; Pericarditis ; Radionuclide imaging ; Scintigraphy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Inflammatory diseases of the heart encompass myocarditis, endocarditis and pericarditis. This paper discusses the diagnostic potential of scintigraphy in these entities. In myocarditis, indium-111 antimyosin Fab imaging can visualize active myocyte damage and thus contribute substantially to the diagnosis. Antimyosin uptake is also seen in a large subset of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, indicating ongoing myocyte injury in these cases. In endocarditis, immunoscintigraphy using monoclonal technetium-99m-labelled antigranulocyte antibodies provides useful diagnostic information in patients with equivocal echocardiographic findings. Immunoscintigraphy seems to indicate the floridity of the inflammatory process in endocarditis and may be used to monitor antibiotic therapy. In pericarditis, the clinical value of scintigraphy has not been convincingly demonstrated.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00285591
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    Significance of gated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography in quantification and follow up of valvular regurgitation (1988)
    Springer
    European journal of nuclear medicine 14 (1988), S. 467-471 
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    ISSN: 1619-7089
    Keywords: Radionuclide ventriculography ; Aortic regurgitation ; Mitral regurgitation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract In order to evaluate the significance of gated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) for non invasive quantification of valvular regurgitation and follow up, various approaches were tested concerning accuracy and reproducibility. By using in vitro labeling of red blood cells and extending the acquisition time, a clear reduction of dispersion was obtained in patients without valvular insufficiency. Quantification of regurgitation directly from functional images (ventricular amplitude or stroke volume image) was clearly superior compared to the variable region of interest method. Employing functional images, reproducibility between two observers and between two independent measurements was excellent. Correlation to regurgitation values determined by cardiac catheterization was only moderate with all RNV approaches tested. RNV is limited in the absolute quantification of valvular regurgitation due to the variable overlap of right atrium and right ventricle. However, because of its high reproducibility, RNV is a non invasive technique suitable for intraindividual follow up of patients with valvular insufficiency.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00252390
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