Gallium-67 radionuclide imaging in acute pyelonephritis

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.134.1.17· OSTI ID:5277070

Mendez, G; Morillo, G; Alonso, M; Isikoff, M B

The symptoms and clinical course of patients with acute pyelonephritis are variable; likewise, urinalysis, blood cultures, and excretory urography may be normal or equivocal. The ability of gallium-67 to accumulate in areas of active inflammation was useful in the diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in 12 cases. A multiplane tomographic scanner was used for imaging four of these patients. Initial experience with this scanner is also discussed.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Miami, FL
• OSTI ID: 5277070
• Journal Information: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 134:1; ISSN AJROA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ECAT SCANNING
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
KIDNEYS
MEDICINE
NEPHRITIS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PHOTON EMISSION SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
SCINTISCANNING
TOMOGRAPHY
UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES