Incidental Cardiac Uptake on 99mTc-HMDP Bone Scintigraphy in Oncology Patients: Two Cases of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy with Literature Review
In oncology patients, bone scintigraphy performed during routine metastatic screening may facilitate early detection of ATTRwt-CM, enabling timely diagnosis and treatment initiation, potentially improving clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Jin Endo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-2519)
- Naoya Matsuki
- Hidehiko Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2501-4663)
- Toru Awaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-3606)
- Taeko Kunimasa
- Tatsuya Gomi
- Yasushi Okamoto
Institutions
- Toho University (JP)
- Toho University Ohashi Medical Center (JP)
- Keio University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases14010023
- Primary Topic
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00