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

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

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Objective: 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) of M...

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Main Authors: Masayoshi Sarai, Sadako Motoyama, Yasuchika Kato, Hideki Kawai, Hajime Ito, Kayoko Takada, Ryuji Yoda, Hiroshi Toyama, Shin-ichiro Morimoto, 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
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