The Role of Gallium and Bone Scintigraphy in Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis

The osseous lesions of disseminated coccidioidomycosis may be detected by bone but not by gallium scintigraphy or vice versa. This case emphasizes the need for performing both bone and gallium scans to avoid missing potentially serious bone lesions.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) 1984-09, Vol.9 (9), p.538-539
Hauptverfasser:	COHEN, ALLEN J, BRAUNSTEIN, PHILIP, PAIS, MARILYN J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics Biological and medical sciences BODY Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging Coccidioidomycosis - diagnostic imaging COUNTING TECHNIQUES DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES Diphosphonates DISEASES GALLIUM ISOTOPES Gallium Radioisotopes Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS ISOTOPES LABELLED COMPOUNDS Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous mycoses Mycoses ORGANS RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging SCINTISCANNING SKELETAL DISEASES SKELETON Technetium Technetium Tc 99m Medronate TRACER TECHNIQUES
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