Ga–67 Cardiac Uptake

A case of positive Ga–67 image due to tuberculous pericarditis is presented. The pattern and distribution of the uptake suggested that the concentration of the activity was mainly in the inflamed pericardium. The known causes of Ga–67 cardiac uptake were reviewed, and a differential diagnosis is giv...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1983-12, Vol.8 (12), p.603-604
Main Authors: LIN, DOROTHY S, TIPTON, RAYMOND E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Gallium Radioisotopes
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Pericarditis, Tuberculous - diagnostic imaging
Pericardium - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A case of positive Ga–67 image due to tuberculous pericarditis is presented. The pattern and distribution of the uptake suggested that the concentration of the activity was mainly in the inflamed pericardium. The known causes of Ga–67 cardiac uptake were reviewed, and a differential diagnosis is given.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-198312000-00007