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99mTc-Pyrophosphate imaging: Bacterial endocarditis

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The authors describe a positive99mTc-Pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP) myocardial scan in a child with congenital cyanotic heart disease who developed bacterial endocarditis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Milwaukee Children's Hospital, 1700 West Wisconsin Avenue, P. O. Box 1997, 53201, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    J. R. Sty

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Milwaukee Children's Hospital, 1700 West Wisconsin Avenue, P. O. Box 1997, 53201, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    M. J. Chusid

  3. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    M. J. Chusid

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Sty, J.R., Chusid, M.J. 99mTc-Pyrophosphate imaging: Bacterial endocarditis. Pediatr Radiol 8, 223–224 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974038

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