Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology · 2016 · 11 citations · 1 references
MedicineCardiologyNuclear MedicineCardiac Nuclear MedicineInflammationNuclear CardiologyCardiac ImagingCardiac Nuclear ImagingCardiovascular DiseaseInflammation ImagingInflammatory Heart Disease ImagingSystemic Lupus ErythematosusAdvanced Nuclear ImagingInflammatory Heart DiseaseMyocarditis ImagingNitrogen-13 Ammonia ImagingNitrogen-13 Ammonia Perfusion ImagingTreatment Outcome AnalysisTreatment Outcome MonitoringTreatment Outcome Prediction
Although the use of (13)N-ammonia and (18)F-FDG PET shows great promise as a tool for diagnosing heart involvement in inflammatory diseases, it can be equally powerful for following disease progression and treatment outcome. We describe a case in which (18)F-FDG PET was effective in following up the treatment outcome of lupus myocarditis.
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