Chronic Berylliosis Demonstration by Gallium-67 Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
| Autor: | Mark W. Deseran, M. E. Siegel, Aziz N. Ansari, Patrick M. Colletti, David Ratto |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Berylliosis Gallium Radioisotopes Scintigraphy medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Pulmonary pathology Radionuclide Imaging Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Respiratory disease Mediastinum Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Isotopes of gallium medicine.anatomical_structure Chronic Disease Radiology Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 13:509-511 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00003072-198807000-00008 |
| Popis: | Ga-67 is known to localize in the lungs in a wide spectrum of pulmonary pathology. The nonspecific affinity of Ga-67 uptake in both inflammatory and neoplastic entities limits its utility in terms of pulmonary disease differential diagnosis. However, Ga-67 lung imaging has proven to be helpful in evaluating the extent of inflammatory activity, as well as in assessing responses to therapy. A case of active chronic berylliosis, a disorder in which Ga-67 uptake has not been previously reported is presented. There is diffuse bilateral Ga-67 pulmonary activity before therapy. Subsequent to steroid therapy, a marked decrease in pulmonary gallium uptake activity was noted with only residual hilar and mediastinal adenopathy noted. |
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