Clearance of technetium-99m-DTPA in pulmonary sarcoidosis

The aim of this study was to explore the possible association of the lung clearance of 99mTc-DTPA scan with HRCT lung abnormalities and with the pulmonary function tests [PFTs] in patients with sarcoidosis. We studied prospectively 15 patients [5 males, 10 females] of median age 46yr [range 27-67] w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Monaldi archives for chest disease 2006-09, Vol.65 (3), p.141-144
Hauptverfasser:	Antoniou, K M, Tzanakis, N, Malagari, K, Symvoulakis, K E, Perisinakis, K, Karkavitsas, N, Siafakas, N M, Bouros, D E
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged DTPA clearance Female HRCT Humans Male Middle Aged Practice Guidelines as Topic Prospective Studies Radiography, Thoracic radionuclear scan Radionuclide Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals Respiratory Function Tests Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary - physiopathology Spirometry Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this study was to explore the possible association of the lung clearance of 99mTc-DTPA scan with HRCT lung abnormalities and with the pulmonary function tests [PFTs] in patients with sarcoidosis. We studied prospectively 15 patients [5 males, 10 females] of median age 46yr [range 27-67] with histologically proved sarcoidosis. HRCT scoring included the sum of the severity and extent of lymph node enlargement and parenchymal involvement. The mean DTPA clearance half-time [tau 1/
ISSN:	1122-0643 2532-5264
DOI:	10.4081/monaldi.2006.559