Gallium activity in the normal colon at six hours: a case report
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Investigations on the Ga(III) Complex of EOB-DTPA and Its 68Ga Radiolabeled Analogue
Published on: August 17, 2016
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|September 1, 1978
Abstract:
Early 67Ga-citrate scintigraphy is commonly performed in the search for occult abdominal abscess. In addition to providing a more immediate answer in a clinically pressing situation, a six hour view can serve to clarify later images complicated by normal colonic activity. Although bowel visualization is thought to be unusual on the early study, we have frequently observed intense cecal activity that may have been misinterpreted as right abdominal pathology.
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