Massive pericardial effusion: A rare and easily missed finding in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Massive pericardial effusion: A rare and easily missed finding in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

A 72-year-old gentleman underwent myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) for sinus tachycardia of unknown cause. Baseline electrocardiography (ECG) showed sinus tachycardia and electrical alternans. Thallium-201 stress-redistribution MPS was performed with dipyridamole stress. On the raw projection...

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Main Authors: Kwan Kit Wu, Boom Ting Kung, Ting Kun Au Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Halo
myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
pericardial effusion
tamponade
thallium-201
Online Access:http://www.wjnm.org/article.asp?issn=1450-1147;year=2018;volume=17;issue=3;spage=198;epage=200;aulast=Wu

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