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.
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.
YOICHIISHINO et al. (Mon,) studied this question.