ABSTRACT
Gallium-67 scintigraphy is helpful in the noninvasive evaluation of neoplastic and inflammatory pulmonary diseases. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides tomographic reconstructions of radioisotope distribution in the body. The addition of SPECT to gallium-67 scanning in more than 180 patients demonstrated an improvement in the already high sensitivity for the presence and extent of bronchogenic carcinoma, sarcoidosis, infection, and interstitial disease. Specificity is also improving as characteristic tomographic patterns of abnormal uptake in various conditions are becoming evident.
- Received July 1985.
- Accepted July 1985.
- Copyright © 1985 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
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