Gallium-67 imaging in retroperitoneal fibrosis: Significance of a negative result

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

OSTI ID:5944119

Jacobson, A F ^[1]

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1. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA (USA)

A patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis and right peritracheal and hilar lymphadenopathy was studied using gallium-67-citrate. No abnormal uptake was seen in the regions of retroperitoneal fibrosis, while there was avid uptake in chest lesions later shown to represent small cell lung carcinoma. Retroperitoneal fibrosis which does not show gallium uptake is most likely mature, with few inflammatory elements. In patients with multiple retroperitoneal and/or mediastinal masses, gallium imaging may be useful in identifying the most active sites of disease for possible biopsy and for subsequent monitoring of response to therapy.

• OSTI ID: 5944119
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 32:3; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CARCINOMAS
CITRATES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
FIBROSIS
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
IMAGE PROCESSING
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LUNGS
MAMMALS
MAN
MEMBRANES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PERITONEUM
PRIMATES
PROCESSING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SEROUS MEMBRANES
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES