Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia studied by gallium-67 scanning
| Autor: | T F Barron, S J Goldsmith, N S Birnbaum, M J Rosen, L B Shane |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders Radiography Gallium Radioisotopes Scintigraphy Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radionuclide Imaging Lung Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pneumonia Pneumocystis Respiratory disease Homosexuality Middle Aged medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Surgery Pneumonia medicine.anatomical_structure Pneumocystis carinii Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Radiology business Chest radiograph |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 154(3) |
| ISSN: | 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | The validity and reliability of gallium-67 (Ga-67) scanning for diagnosis and follow-up of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) were assessed in 34 patients thought to have pulmonary complications of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Overall sensitivity was 94% and specificity 74%. Among patients with normal or equivocal chest radiographs at the time of admission, sensitivity was 86% and specificity 85%. The authors consider Ga-67 scanning a valid and reliable adjunct in the diagnosis of PCP in AIDS patients with respiratory symptoms when the chest radiograph is normal or equivocal. |
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