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Gallium citrate Ga 67 scintigraphic detection of chronic osteomyelitis in children with leukemia

Journal Article · · Am. J. Dis. Child.; (United States)
Chronic osteomyelitis producing unexplained fevers without localizing symptomatology may present difficulty in detection and differentiation in patients with leukemia. Gallium citrate Ga 67 scintigraphy offers a method of detection and localization of both the osseous and extraosseous manifestations of such a process. Once identified, further evaluation by conventional radiographic or sectional imaging techniques may further define the process. We describe three patients with leukemia and unexplained fever in whom occult chronic osteomyelitis was diagnosed by 67Ga scintigraphy, which offers an ideal screening procedure and should be utilized in this clinical setting.
Research Organization:
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
OSTI ID:
5734004
Journal Information:
Am. J. Dis. Child.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Dis. Child.; (United States) Vol. 3; ISSN AJDCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English