Direct quantitation of thoracic gallium-67 uptake in sarcoidosis

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6933897

Bourguet, P; Delaval, P; Herry, J Y

A method of direct quantitation of /sup 67/Ga uptake in the lung is described. The attenuation coefficient requires calculation and is obtained simply for each patient by transmission using a planar radionuclide source. The validity of the method was tested with a phantom (error less than 10%). Forty-three patients with pulmonary and/or mediastinal sarcoidosis were classified. The different groups of patients as defined clinically and radiographically (controls, nonactive, and active sarcoidosis) were well-differentiated (p less than 0.001).

• Research Organization: Centre Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France
• OSTI ID: 6933897
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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