Usefulness of 18FDG/13N-ammonia PET imaging for evaluation of the cardiac damage in Churg-Strauss syndrome

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2004 Aug;31(8):1218. doi: 10.1007/s00259-004-1550-9. Epub 2004 May 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ammonia*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nitrogen Radioisotopes
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Nitrogen Radioisotopes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Ammonia
  • Prednisolone