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. 2022 Jun 10;118(6):1150-1152.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210523. eCollection 2022.

Value of18F-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Response to Treatment of Lupus Myocarditis

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Alvaro M Perazzo  1   2   3   4   5 , Larissa G F Andrade  3   4 , Leonardo G A Venancio  3   4 , Pedro Alves da Cruz Gouveia  2   6 , Mariana Feitosa Ramalho Galvão  2   6 , Esdras M Lins  3   4   7 , Fernando Moraes Neto  3   4   5 , Simone Cristina Soares Brandão  3   4   8
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Value of18F-FDG PET/CT in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Response to Treatment of Lupus Myocarditis

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Alvaro M Perazzo et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. .
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Figura 1. 18F-FDG PET/CT na miocardite lúpica pré-tratamento: Observa-se intensa captação difusa de 18F-FDG no ventrículo esquerdo inferindo quadro de miocardite
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Figura 2. 18F-FDG PET-CT na miocardite lúpica pós-tratamento: Observa-se regressão completa da captação após 2 meses de tratamento com imunossupressor.
Figure 1
Figure 1. 18F-FDG PET/CT in pre-treatment lupus myocarditis: There is intense diffuse uptake of18F-FDG in the left ventricle, suggesting myocarditis.
Figure 2
Figure 2. 18F-FDG PET-CT in post-treatment lupus myocarditis: Complete regression of uptake is observed after 2 months of immunosuppressant treatment.
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