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Cardiac localization of 99mTc-(Sn)-pyrophosphate following irradiation of the chest. Radiology 1977 Jul;124(1):165-8

Date

07/01/1977

Pubmed ID

194274

DOI

10.1148/124.1.165

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0017368454 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   14 Citations

Abstract

Of 70 consecutive cancer patients referred from radiotherapy for bone scans, 32% showed cardiac uptake of 99mTc-(Sn)-pyrophosphate; only 9% of a control group showed this uptake. Of those with prior left hemithorax irradiation, 60% showed cardiac uptake; only 12% of those with irradiation elsewhere showed this phenomenon (p less than .01). The patients who had no increased uptake tended to have shorter irradiation-to-scan time intervals (less than 10 months) than those who did show increased uptake (mean of 22 months).

Author List

Soin JS, Cox JD, Youker JE, Swartz HM

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Bone Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms
Diphosphates
Female
Hodgkin Disease
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardium
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiotherapy
Technetium
Thorax