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Does Tc-99m pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy detect early pericardial calcification in patients with tuberculous pericarditis?
Does Tc-99m pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy detect early pericardial calcification in patients with tuberculous pericarditis?
Tc-99m PYP scintigraphy may be a useful imaging modality for the early detection of pericardial calcification in patients with tuberculous pericarditis.
Case report suggests Tc-99m PYP scintigraphy may aid early detection; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
The authors present a case of tuberculous pericarditis with abnormal Tc-99m pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy findings. Tc-99m PYP scintigraphy may be useful in the early detection of pericardial calcification from tuberculosis.
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