1.
Clin Nucl Med
; 31(6): 340-1, 2006 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16714895
Subject(s)
Artifacts , Erythrocytes/diagnostic imaging , Somatostatin/analogs & derivatives , Spleen/abnormalities , Spleen/diagnostic imaging , Technetium , Aged, 80 and over , Diagnosis, Differential , Erythrocytes/metabolism , Humans , Male , Radionuclide Imaging , Radiopharmaceuticals , Receptors, Somatostatin/metabolism , Spleen/metabolism , Splenic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Splenic Neoplasms/metabolism
2.
Clin Nucl Med
; 30(5): 349-50, 2005 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15827412
ABSTRACT
Gallium-67 scintigraphy is a valuable agent in the management of fever of unknown origin. The use of SPECT increases its sensitivity and may demonstrate unexpected findings. We report on a heart-transplanted 55-year-old man with postsurgical fever of unknown origin. Ga-67 SPECT showed bilateral abnormal adrenal gland uptake that disappeared after intensive antibiotic therapy as assessed by a new Ga-67 scintigraphy obtained 3 months later. Unilateral and bilateral adrenal uptake of gallium has been reported in several clinical settings, ranging from adrenocortical adenomas to malignant disease such as lymphoma or adrenal metastases. Only one similar case, septicemia with transient adrenal uptake of gallium, has been previously reported.
Subject(s)
Adrenal Cortex/diagnostic imaging , Bacteremia/diagnostic imaging , Citrates , Gallium , Heart Transplantation/adverse effects , Heart Transplantation/diagnostic imaging , Staphylococcal Infections/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon/methods , Adrenal Cortex/metabolism , Adrenal Cortex/microbiology , Bacteremia/etiology , Bacteremia/metabolism , Citrates/pharmacokinetics , Fever of Unknown Origin/diagnosis , Fever of Unknown Origin/etiology , Gallium/pharmacokinetics , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Radiopharmaceuticals/pharmacokinetics , Sepsis , Staphylococcal Infections/etiology , Staphylococcal Infections/metabolism , Staphylococcus haemolyticus
3.
Clin Nucl Med
; 28(7): 584-6, 2003 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12819415