ISSN:
1619-7089
Keywords:
Dual-isotope single-photon emission tomography
;
Intracardiac masses
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Cardiac lymphoma
;
Technetium-99m sestamibi
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A patient with diffuse large cell lymphoma involving the interventricular septum and the inferior ventricular wall was imaged with a simultaneous dual-isotope single-photon emission tomography (SPET) acquisition technique, using the radiotracers technetium-99m hexakis 2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (sestamibi) and gallium-67 citrate, in conjunction with echocardiography, prior to and following the first course of chemotherapy. Simultaneous acquisition — with the advantage of displaying corresponding sets of SPET slices without any need for position correction - , supplemented by echocardiography, increased the accuracy of evaluation of the extent of disease and response to treatment.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00238129
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