Abstract | UNLABELLED: Cardiac amyloidosis is a differential diagnosis in heart failure and is associated with high mortality. There is currently no noninvasive imaging test available for specific diagnosis. N-[methyl-(11)C]2-(4'-methylamino-phenyl)-6-hydroxybenzothiazole ((11)C-PIB) PET is used in the evaluation of brain amyloidosis. We evaluated the potential use of (11)C-PIB PET in systemic amyloidosis affecting the heart. METHODS: Patients (n = 10) diagnosed with systemic amyloidosis-including heart involvement of either monoclonal immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) or transthyretin (ATTR) type-and healthy volunteers (n = 5) were investigated with PET/CT using (11)C-PIB to study cardiac amyloid deposits and with (11)C-acetate to measure myocardial blood flow to study the impact of global and regional perfusion on PIB retention. RESULTS: Myocardial (11)C-PIB uptake was visually evident in all patients 15-25 min after injection and was not seen in any volunteer. A significant difference in (11)C-PIB retention in the heart between patients and healthy controls was found. The data indicate that myocardial amyloid deposits in patients diagnosed with systemic amyloidosis could be visualized with (11)C-PIB. No correlation between (11)C-PIB retention index and myocardial blood flow as measured with (11)C-acetate was found on the global level, whereas a positive correlation on the segmental level was seen in a single patient. CONCLUSION: (11)C-PIB and PET could be a method to study systemic amyloidosis of type AL and ATTR affecting the heart and should be investigated further both as a diagnostic tool and as a noninvasive method for treatment follow-up.
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Authors | Gunnar Antoni, Mark Lubberink, Sergio Estrada, Jan Axelsson, Kristina Carlson, Lars Lindsjö, Tanja Kero, Bengt Långström, Sven-Olof Granstam, Sara Rosengren, Ola Vedin, Cecilia Wassberg, Gerhard Wikström, Per Westermark, Jens Sörensen |
Journal | Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
(J Nucl Med)
Vol. 54
Issue 2
Pg. 213-20
(Feb 2013)
ISSN: 1535-5667 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23238792
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- 2-(4'-(methylamino)phenyl)-6-hydroxybenzothiazole
- Amyloid
- Aniline Compounds
- Benzothiazoles
- Carbon Isotopes
- Prealbumin
- Thiazoles
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Topics |
- Aged
- Amyloid
(metabolism)
- Amyloidosis
(diagnostic imaging)
- Aniline Compounds
- Benzothiazoles
(pharmacology)
- Carbon Isotopes
(pharmacology)
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Heart
(diagnostic imaging, physiology)
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardium
(metabolism)
- Nuclear Medicine
(methods)
- Positron-Emission Tomography
(methods)
- Prealbumin
(metabolism)
- Thiazoles
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
(methods)
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