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- Title
Assessment of amyloid deposits by F-florbetapir positron emission tomography.
- Authors
Martínez-Valle, Fernando; Gironella, Mercedes; Riveiro-Barciela, Mar; Lorenzo-Bosquet, Carles
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 76-year-old female patient with enlarged tongue. The authors performed the [18F]-florbetapir positron emission tomography (PET) to assess extracardiac deposits in amyloid disease. The patient also underwent a monoclonal gammopathy examination and a bone marrow biopsy. The PET images of the patient are also presented.
- Subjects
POSITRON emission tomography; RADIOACTIVE tracers; AMYLOIDOSIS diagnosis; MONOCLONAL gammopathies; BONE biopsy; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 11, p1778
- ISSN
1619-7070
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00259-015-3108-4