Direct Quantitation of Thoracic Gallium-67 Uptake in Sarcoidosis

A method of direct quantitation of 67Ga uptake in the lung is described. The attenuation coefficient requires calculation and is obtained simply for each patient by transmission using a planar radionuclide source. The validity of the method was tested with a phantom (error less than 10%). Forty-thre...

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Published inThe Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 1550 - 1556
Main Authors Bourguet, P, Delaval, Ph, Herry, J.Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Soc Nuclear Med 01.10.1986
Subjects
Adult
Female
Gallium Radioisotopes
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Male
Methods
Radionuclide Imaging
Sarcoidosis - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A method of direct quantitation of 67Ga uptake in the lung is described. The attenuation coefficient requires calculation and is obtained simply for each patient by transmission using a planar radionuclide source. The validity of the method was tested with a phantom (error less than 10%). Forty-three patients with pulmonary and/or mediastinal sarcoidosis were classified. The different groups of patients as defined clinically and radiographically (controls, nonactive, and active sarcoidosis) were well-differentiated (p less than 0.001).
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ISSN:0161-5505
1535-5667