Gadolinium-DTPA enhancement of lung radiation fibrosis

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198911000-00002· OSTI ID:5031662

Werthmuller, W C; Schiebler, M L; Whaley, R A; Mauro, M A; McCartney, W H ^[1]

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1. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA)

Gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) enhancement of radiation-induced apical pulmonary fibrosis was observed in two patients previously treated for breast cancer. In one case the fibrosis was biopsied twice, with no change in its CT appearance over 3 years. Gadolinium-DTPA may enhance benign apical fibrosis after radiation therapy and should not, in and of itself, be used as evidence of recurrent malignancy.

• OSTI ID: 5031662
• Journal Information: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography; (USA), Vol. 13:6; ISSN 0363-8715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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