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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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Imaging acute myocarditis with 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT
Jasim Jaleel1, Chetan D Patel1, Khangembam Bangkim Chandra1, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan2, Sandeep Seth2
1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chetan D Patel
Room No. 36, CN Centre, Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_134_22
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Somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging is a useful method in the diagnosis of acute myocarditis. We present a case of a 54-year-old male with a clinical diagnosis of acute myocarditis in whom, 68Ga-DOTANOC positron emission tomography/computed tomography PET/CT showed diffuse left ventricular myocardial uptake. SSTR imaging can act as a surrogate marker of active inflammation. SSTR imaging is useful in deciding site of biopsy, assessing response to therapy and for prognostication.
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