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The Evaluation of Lupus Myocarditis with 13N-Ammonia and 18F-FDG PET

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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 210-211

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SOC NUCLEAR MEDICINE INC
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.115.165639

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lupus myocarditis; F-18-FDG PET; N-13-ammonia

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Although the use of N-13-ammonia and F-18-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 F-18-FDG PET was effective in following up the treatment outcome of lupus myocarditis.

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