Gallium-67 and Pulmonary Complications of Amiodarone

A 66-year-old white man with amiodarone pneumonitis is presented. The diagnosis was made with the aid of Ga-67 imaging, which is a sensitive method of detecting amiodarone pulmonary toxicity in patients with symptomatic pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiographs. Ga-67 Imaging is especially useful i...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1988-11, Vol.13 (11), p.826-828
Main Authors: LECKLITNER, MYRON L, JOHNSON, DENNIS R, HUGHES, JOHN J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Amiodarone - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Contrast media. Radiopharmaceuticals
Diagnosis, Differential
Gallium Radioisotopes
Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pulmonary Fibrosis - chemically induced
Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
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Summary:A 66-year-old white man with amiodarone pneumonitis is presented. The diagnosis was made with the aid of Ga-67 imaging, which is a sensitive method of detecting amiodarone pulmonary toxicity in patients with symptomatic pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiographs. Ga-67 Imaging is especially useful in distinguishing amiodarone pneumonitis from congestive heart failure.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-198811000-00012