Diffuse Gallium-67 Accumulation in the Left Atrial Wall Detected Using SPECTCT Fusion Images
Joint Authors
Kotani, Kohei
Kawabe, Joji
Shiomi, Susumu
Higashiyama, Shigeaki
Yoshida, Atsushi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gallium-67 scintigraphy is useful for detecting active inflammation.
We show a 66-year-old female patient with atrial fibrillation and diffuse thickening of the left atrial wall due to acute myocarditis, who presented diffuse abnormal accumulation of gallium-67 in the left atrium on single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) fusion images.
In the second gallium-67 scan 2 months after the first scintigraphy, the abnormal accumulation in the heart was no longer visible.
Gallium-67 SPECT/CT images helped understanding the disease condition that temporary inflammation in the left atrium caused atrial fibrillation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kotani, Kohei& Kawabe, Joji& Higashiyama, Shigeaki& Yoshida, Atsushi& Shiomi, Susumu. 2016. Diffuse Gallium-67 Accumulation in the Left Atrial Wall Detected Using SPECTCT Fusion Images. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102605
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kotani, Kohei…[et al.]. Diffuse Gallium-67 Accumulation in the Left Atrial Wall Detected Using SPECTCT Fusion Images. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kotani, Kohei& Kawabe, Joji& Higashiyama, Shigeaki& Yoshida, Atsushi& Shiomi, Susumu. Diffuse Gallium-67 Accumulation in the Left Atrial Wall Detected Using SPECTCT Fusion Images. Case Reports in Radiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102605
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102605
