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99mTc-Pyrophosphate Retention in Atelectatic Pulmonary Tissues of a Patient With Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

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CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Volume 46, Issue 10, Pages 820-821

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003816

Keywords

cardiac amyloidosis; pulmonary atelectasis; pulmonary calcifications

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A 61-year-old man was hospitalized for suspected cardiac amyloidosis, which was confirmed through Tc-99m-Pyrophosphate scintigraphy and genetic testing. Additionally, regional radiotracer uptake in the lungs corresponding to areas of atelectasis on CT images should be noted as it may interfere with the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.
A 61-year-old man was hospitalized for suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Tc-99m-Pyrophosphate scintigraphy showed intense radiotracer uptake in the heart compared with the ribs, suggestive of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. Subsequent genetic test showed missense mutations in the transthyretin gene, which confirmed the diagnosis. Incidentally, a regional radiotracer uptake was seen in the bilateral lungs, respectively, corresponding to areas of atelectasis on the localizing CT of the SPECT/CT. Attention should be paid to radiotracer retention in lung atelectasis as it influences the H/CL (heart-to-contralateral lung) ratio calculation and may hinder the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis based on the quantitative H/CL ratio.

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