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False-positive 13N-ammonia/18FDG PET for evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis

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The authors thank Drs. Lydia Kruge and Meredith Hawkins for their advice and assistance regarding blood sugar management for patient preparation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Waddy O. Gonzalez MD & Mark I. Travin MD

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Waddy O. Gonzalez MD & Daniele Massera MD

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Gonzalez, W.O., Massera, D. & Travin, M.I. False-positive 13N-ammonia/18FDG PET for evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 22, 1323–1325 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-015-0092-9

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