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SUBMITTER: Wall JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5469514 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wall Jonathan S JS Kennel Stephen J SJ Martin Emily B EB
Molecular imaging 20170101
Amyloidosis is associated with a number of rare diseases and is characterized by the deposition, in abdominothoracic organs and peripheral nerves, of extracellular protein fibrils, which leads to dysfunction and severe morbidity. Effective clinical evaluation and management of patients with systemic amyloidosis are hampered by the lack of a noninvasive, quantitative method for detecting whole-body amyloid load. We have used a battery of assays including dual-energy SPECT imaging and comparative ...[more]