Gallium-67 scans of the chest in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6215665

Kramer, E L; Sanger, J J; Garay, S M; Greene, J B; Tiu, S; Banner, H; McCauley, D I

Eighty-six (/sup 67/Ga)citrate chest scans were performed in 71 adult patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Forty-five of these patients also had Kaposi's sarcoma. Only 29 of 57 abnormal scans were correlated with abnormal chest radiographs. Chest radiographs were negative for 27 scans and unavailable for one. Several scan patterns were seen. Diffusely increased lung uptake was seen most commonly with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, but also other infections and noninfectious inflammatory conditions. Focal uptake corresponding to regional lymph node groups occurred most often with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare but aslo with lymphoma. Localized intrapulmonary uptake was seen in bacterial pneumonias. Perihilar activity occurred in two cases. When chest radiographs were abnormal and /sup 67/Ga scans negative, the most common diagnosis was pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma.

• Research Organization: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center, NY
• OSTI ID: 6215665
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 28:7; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
BODY AREAS
CHEST
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HEMIC DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LUNGS
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PNEUMONIA
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SARCOMAS
SCINTISCANNING
VIRAL DISEASES