See Also: inflammation- gallium imaging(medicine)
lung- gallium imaging(medicine)
neoplasm- gallium imaging(medicine)
kidney- gallium imaging(medicine)
bone- gallium imaging(medicine)
malignant melanoma- gallium imaging(medicine)
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
gallium-67(medicine)
Gallium(medicine)

inflammation- gallium imaging (medicine)


inflammation: gallium imaging
<radiology> Pathophysiology: leakage of protein-bound Ga-67 into extracellular space secondary to increased capillary permeability, Ga-67 is preferentially bound to nonviable PMNs and macrophages, leukocyte incorporation (rich in lactoferrin), bacterial uptake (siderophores), inflammtory tissue stimulates lactoferrin production for chronic abdominal inflammation: 67% sensitivity; 64% specificity; 13% false negatives; 5% false positive, dose: 5 mCi; imaging: 24, 48, 72 hours, diffuse uptake in peritonitis, localised uptake in acute pyogenic abscess, phlegmon, acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, acute gastritis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, surgical wound, pyelonephritis, perinephric abscess see: gallium indications, gallium vs. Indium