SPECT gallium scanning for lymphoma and infection

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198709000-00003· OSTI ID:5562698

Harwood, S J; Carroll, R G; Anderson, M; Friedman, B I; Zangara, L M; Brunette, A K; Kline, R

Thirty gallium scans, using currently acceptable dosage levels (5-6 mCi) and a conventional rotating gamma camera, were performed on 20 patients with lymphoma or infection. Compared to planar scans, SPECT increased sensitivity and lesion detection from 48% to 89% in lymphoma, and from 50% to 80% in infection. The predictive value of a negative site was 81% in lymphoma and 67% in infection. Gallium utility is markedly increased by SPECT imaging. A normal gallium SPECT scan is highly accurate in ruling out disease.

• Research Organization: Bay Pines VA Medical Center, FL
• OSTI ID: 5562698
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 12:9; ISSN CNMED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
CAMERAS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GAMMA CAMERAS
INFLAMMATION
ISOTOPES
LYMPHOMAS
NEOPLASMS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
SYMPTOMS
TOMOGRAPHY