Gallium-67 imaging in pericarditis secondary to tuberculosis and histoplasmosis

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 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), Vol. 6:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
DIAGNOSIS
GALLIUM 67
DIAGNOSTIC USES
PERICARDIUM
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
INFLAMMATION
PATHOLOGY
PATIENTS
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TUBERCULOSIS
UPTAKE
BACTERIAL DISEASES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
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DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HEART
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MEMBRANES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SEROUS MEMBRANES
SYMPTOMS
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