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67Gallium scintigraphy in myocarditis

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Myocarditis was diagnosed by gallium-67 scintigraphy in a patient with a high angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) level.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Division, Cook County Hospital, 1825 W. Harrison Street, 60612, Chicago, IL, USA

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Lopez-Majano, V. 67Gallium scintigraphy in myocarditis. Eur J Nucl Med 7, 141–142 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256403

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