An isotope-diagnostic approach to Erdheim-Chester's disease of the heart.
Erdheim-Chester's disease is a form of histiocytic granulomatosis afflicting the skeletal system and various inner organs. Apart from incidental findings of involvement of various structures and tissues, a complete diagnostic workup to evaluate afflicted bodily parts is not known. The authors we present several specific isotope-diagnostic techniques of a case to support the identification of this rare multisystem infiltrative disease.
Palotás
András
A
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Center for Cardiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical and Pharmaceutical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. palotas@nepsy.szote.u-szeged.hu
Bogáts
Gábor
G
Lázár
Mátá
M
Papós
Miklós
M
Matin
Keyvan
K
Pávics
László
L
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin; C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate