Value of gallium-67 scanning in pulmonary tuberculosis
Journal Article
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· Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6334689
The studied 59 patients presumed to have pulmonary tuberculosis to determine whether gallium-WX citrate scintigraphy could improve diagnostic accuracy and help clinical decision making for empiric treatment pending culture results. The sensitivity of 67Ga scintigraphy was 95% and the specificity 27%. The positive predictive value of 69% does not contribute substantially to increase the prior probability of diagnosis in settings similar to ours. The existence of a false negative rate essentially precludes the use of the scan to rule out active disease. The use of the scan for clinical decisions in pulmonary tuberculosis is not recommended.
- Research Organization:
- Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 6334689
- Journal Information:
- Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN ARRDA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BACTERIAL DISEASES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CITRATES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCINTISCANNING
TUBERCULOSIS
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BACTERIAL DISEASES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CITRATES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCINTISCANNING
TUBERCULOSIS