Gallium scan in intracerebral sarcoidosis

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198107000-00011· OSTI ID:5578658

Makhija, M C; Anayiotos, C P

Sarcoidosis involving the nervous system probably occurs in about 4% of patients. The usefulness of brain scintigraphy in these cases has been suggested. In this case of cerebral sarcoid granuloma, gallium imaging demonstrated the lesion before treatment and showed disappearance of the lesion after corticosteroid treatment, which correlated with the patient's clinical improvement.

• OSTI ID: 5578658
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 6:7; 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.
ADRENAL HORMONES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
BODY
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CEREBRUM
CHEMOTHERAPY
CORTICOSTEROIDS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GRANULOMAS
HORMONES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
KETONES
NEOPLASMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PREGNANES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
SCINTISCANNING
STEROID HORMONES
STEROIDS
THERAPY
USES