Diagnostic Value of Muscle [11C] PIB-PET in Inclusion Body Myositis

Diagnostic Value of Muscle [11C] PIB-PET in Inclusion Body Myositis

Background: The accumulation of multiple-protein aggregates within muscle fibers is a pathological hallmark of sporadic inclusion body myositis (s-IBM) with the presence of inclusion bodies. Amyloid-beta is one of the accumulated proteins in s-IBM. The aim of this study was to elucidate the utility...

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Main Authors: Yu-ichi Noto, Masaki Kondo, Yukiko Tsuji, Shigenori Matsushima, Toshiki Mizuno, Takahiko Tokuda, Masanori Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
inclusion body myositis
idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
dermatomyositis
polymyositis
amyloid
PIB-PET
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01386/full

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