Unexpected Reversal of Gallium-67 Citrate Avidity in an Anaerobic Hepatic Abscess

A case of anaerobic hepatic abscess (Bacteroides fragilis), which initially was imaged as a cold defect on Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy and, following percutaneous drainage, became Ga avid, is presented. Proposed mechanisms for this occurrence are given.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) 1984-04, Vol.9 (4), p.184-186
Hauptverfasser:	MORENO, ALBERT J, YEDINAK, MICHAEL A, BROWN, JERRY M, BROWN, TOMMY J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics ABSCESSES Aged BACTERIAL DISEASES Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Bacteroides fragilis Bacteroides Infections - diagnostic imaging Bacteroides Infections - therapy BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences BODY CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS CITRATES COUNTING TECHNIQUES DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES Drainage ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES GALLIUM 67 GALLIUM ISOTOPES Gallium Radioisotopes GLANDS Human bacterial diseases Humans INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI ISOTOPES LIVER Liver Abscess - diagnostic imaging Liver Abscess - therapy Male Medical sciences NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI ORGANS PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES PATIENTS RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging SCINTISCANNING THERAPY UPTAKE
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of anaerobic hepatic abscess (Bacteroides fragilis), which initially was imaged as a cold defect on Ga-67 citrate scintigraphy and, following percutaneous drainage, became Ga avid, is presented. Proposed mechanisms for this occurrence are given.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198404000-00002