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Myocarditis with high 18F-FDG uptake and no 18F-FLT uptake

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We present a case of myocarditis with increased 18F-FDG uptake and no 18F-fluorothymidine (FLT) uptake.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan

    Takashi Norikane MD, PhD, Yuka Yamamoto MD, PhD & Yoshihiro Nishiyama MD, PhD

  2. Division of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

    Takahisa Noma MD, PhD

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Norikane, T., Yamamoto, Y., Noma, T. et al. Myocarditis with high 18F-FDG uptake and no 18F-FLT uptake. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 25, 691–692 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-1052-3

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