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Role of gallium-67 scanning in the clinical staging and preoperative evaluation of patients with carcinoma of the lung

Journal Article · · Ann. Thorac. Surg.; (United States)
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Gallium-67 scanning was evaluated in 100 patients with proved carcinoma of the lung. It was valuable in separating primary from secondary lung tumors, determining the extent of contralateral hilar or mediastinal lymph node involvement, and detecting distant organ metastases. In addition to multiplane whole-body /sup 67/Ga tomographic scanning, colloid liver scans, bone scans, and computerized axial tomography scans of the brain were obtained to determine the presence of distant metastasis. An approach is recommended using gallium scanning along with chest roentgenograms for clinical staging and preoperative evaluation of patients with carcinoma of the lung. Specific organ scans should be reserved for the occasional symptomatic patient with a negative gallium scan or for clarification of an indeterminate gallium scan.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Chicago, IL
OSTI ID:
7098415
Journal Information:
Ann. Thorac. Surg.; (United States), Journal Name: Ann. Thorac. Surg.; (United States) Vol. 28:5; ISSN ATHSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
BRAIN
CARCINOMAS
CAT SCANNING
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
IMAGE PROCESSING
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
LIVER
LUNGS
MEDICINE
METASTASES
NEOPLASMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PROCESSING
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETON
TOMOGRAPHY
USES
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