Procedure Guideline for Scintigraphic Imaging in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis

dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, Elif
dc.contributor.authorCoşkun, Nazım
dc.contributor.authorAltun, Gülay Durmuş
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, Semra
dc.contributor.authorÇağlıyan, Feyza
dc.contributor.authorÖzkan, Elgin
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-29T02:54:11Z
dc.date.available2025-05-29T02:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAmyloidosis is a systemic disorder characterized by the extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils in various tissues, with the potential for cardiac involvement. Cardiac amyloidosis, a relatively uncommon and frequently underdiagnosed etiology of heart failure, can manifest due to the infiltration of several amyloid types into the myocardium. The definitive diagnosis typically involves an endomyocardial biopsy. Utilizing scintigraphic imaging with Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) labeled bisphosphonates can aid in the early identification of cardiac involvement and differentiate between different forms of cardiac amyloidosis. This guideline aims to support nuclear medicine practitioners in advising, performing imaging procedures, documenting findings, and interpreting results from scintigraphy involving Tc-99mlabeled bone radiopharmaceuticals for the assessment of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. © 2024 Galenos Publishing House. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/nts.galenos.2024.0008
dc.identifier.endpage103
dc.identifier.issn2149-6447
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85190998773
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage90
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/nts.galenos.2024.0008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/29974
dc.identifier.volume10
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherGalenos Publishing House
dc.relation.ispartofNuclear Medicine Seminars
dc.relation.publicationcategoryDiğer
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250529
dc.subjectCardiac amyloidosis
dc.subjectscintigraphy
dc.subjectSPECT
dc.subjectSPECT/CT
dc.titleProcedure Guideline for Scintigraphic Imaging in Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
dc.title.alternativeKardiyak Transtiretin Tip Amiloidoz Değerlendirilmesinde Sintigrafik Görüntüleme Kılavuzu
dc.typeReview

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