Gallium-67 imaging in pericarditis secondary to tuberculosis and histoplasmosis

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198109000-00008· OSTI ID:5309707

Taillefer, R; Lemieux, R J; Picard, D; Dupras, G

In recent years, many cases of Ga-67 uptake by the heart have been reported. One such case involved a patient with tuberculous pericarditis. Recently, a patient was referred to us for the investigation of a fever of unknown origin. A Ga-67 scan was performed and showed an intense uptake by the pericardium. The final diagnosis was pericarditis secondary to mediastinal lymph node involvement with tuberculosis and histoplasmosis.

• OSTI ID: 5309707
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 6:9; ISSN CNMED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BACTERIAL DISEASES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HEART
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INFLAMMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MEMBRANES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATHOLOGY
PATIENTS
PERICARDIUM
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SEROUS MEMBRANES
SYMPTOMS
TUBERCULOSIS
UPTAKE
USES