99mTc-MIBI Washout Rate to Evaluate the Effects of Steroid Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Introduction: We sought to determine the usefulness of the 99mTc-MIBI (MIBI) washout rate for the evaluation of steroid therapy in cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Methods: Eleven CS patients underwent MIBI myocardial SPECT both before and 6 months after initiating steroid therapy. The washout rate (WOR) o...

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Main Authors:	Shin-ichiro Morimoto, Hiroshi Toyama, Ryuji Yoda, Kayoko Takada, Hajime Ito, Hideki Kawai, Sadako Motoyama, Yasuchika Kato, Masayoshi Sarai, Yukio Ozaki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:	Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Subjects:	99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy washout rate steroid therapy cardiac function cardiac sarcoidosis
Online Access:	http://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=1688&_ob=760c76f192cae2cfa1d6944085a0e3ac&fileName=full_text.pdf.

by Masayoshi Sarai, Sadako Motoyama, Yasuchika Kato, Hideki Kawai, Hajime Ito, Kayoko Takada, Ryuji Yoda, Hiroshi Toyama, Shin-ichiro Morimoto, Yukio Ozaki
Published 2013-10-01

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99mTc-MIBI Washout Rate to Evaluate the Effects of Steroid Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

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