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Absence of gallium-67 avidity in diffuse pulmonary calcification
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|September 1, 1985
Summary
Pulmonary uptake of gallium-67 citrate in patients with hypercalcemia and renal failure does not indicate calcium deposition. Gallium imaging results should be interpreted for inflammatory and malignant lesions similarly to patients without pulmonary calcification.
Area of Science:
- Nuclear medicine
- Radiopharmaceutical imaging
- Pulmonary diagnostics
Background:
- Bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals can show diffuse pulmonary uptake.
- The clinical significance of gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) pulmonary uptake, particularly in the context of hypercalcemia and renal failure, is not well-established.
- Previous reports have noted pulmonary uptake of bone-seeking agents, raising questions about Ga-67 uptake.