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Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic ability of 5-(5-(2-(2-(2-18F-fluoroethoxy) ethoxy) ethoxy) benzofuran-2-yl)-N-methylpyridin-2-amine (18F-FPYBF-2) dynamic PET for patients with cardiac amyloidosis (CA).
Methods: The subjects were patients diagnosed with proven amyloidosis (n = 16) including transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) (n = 7) and light chain amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis) (n = 9), of which 4 and 5 with (AL-CA) and without (AL-nCA) cardiac involvement, and 4 control subjects suffering from some symptoms of cardiac failure without amyloidosis (CTL). Thirty minutes dynamic 18F-FPYBF-2 PET/CT was performed to evaluate the time activity curve and the retention index (mRI) as the ratio of the myocardial SUV at 15 to 5 min. The results of bone scan were also evaluated except for 2 AL-nCA cases.
Results: Diffuse 18F-FPYBF-2 distribution in the myocardium was observed within a few minutes in all cases. The accumulation was still seen at 30 min after injection in all the CA cases, while it showed rapid clearance in CTL and AL-nCA cases. The values mRI of the ATTR-CA and AL-CA were significantly higher than CTL and AL-nCA cases, and AL-CA showed higher value than ATTR-CA (p < 0.05), while the positive results of bone scan were observed in all ATTR-CA cases, and in one case of AL-CA.
Conclusions: 18F-FPYBF-2 PET could be a useful tool to evaluate cardiac involvement of amyloidosis and can visualize AL-CA regardless of the results of bone scan.
期刊介绍:
Annals of Nuclear Medicine is an official journal of the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine. It develops the appropriate application of radioactive substances and stable nuclides in the field of medicine.
The journal promotes the exchange of ideas and information and research in nuclear medicine and includes the medical application of radionuclides and related subjects. It presents original articles, short communications, reviews and letters to the editor.