Radiopharmaceutical supply disruptions and the use of 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate as an alternative to 99mTc-pyrophosphate for the diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: An ASNC Information Statement

J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Oct;29(5):2748-2760. doi: 10.1007/s12350-022-03059-5. Epub 2022 Jul 15.
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Keywords: 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; radiopharmaceutical supply; transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Diphosphates
  • Diphosphonates
  • Humans
  • Prealbumin
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate

Substances

  • Diphosphates
  • Diphosphonates
  • Prealbumin
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • hydroxymethanediphosphonic acid
  • diphosphoric acid
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate