Lymphoma of the mediastinum and neck: Evaluation with Ga-67 imaging and CT correlation

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Radiology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.174.1.2294545· OSTI ID:7105533

Drossman, S R; Schiff, R G; Kronfeld, G D; McNamara, J; Leonidas, J C ^[1]

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1. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY (USA)

The role of gallium-67 in the differentiation between active disease and fibrotic changes in patients with childhood lymphoma involving the mediastinum and neck was evaluated prospectively. Ga-67 imaging and computed tomography (CT) were correlated with clinical findings at the time of initial presentation and follow-up in 19 patients. Both modalities enabled detection of active disease on all occasions, but CT results were false-positive for residual disease in 10 patients (53%), whereas Ga-67 imaging results were false-positive in only one patient (5%). Neither modality, however, proved accurate in patients with rebound thymic hyperplasia. Ga-67 imaging is a useful tool for assessing response to therapy in children with lymphoma of the mediastinum and neck.

• OSTI ID: 7105533
• Journal Information: Radiology; (USA), Vol. 174:1; ISSN 0033-8419
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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