Pattern Analysis of 67Gallium Scintigraphy in Sarcoidosis.
10.4046/trd.2011.70.6.504
- Author:
Yun Hee KANG
1
;
Seok Tae LIM
;
Eun Ha MOON
;
Dong Wook KIM
;
Hwan Jeong JEONG
;
Myung Hee SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sarcoidosis;
Gallium Radioisotopes;
Scintigraphy
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Gallium;
Gallium Radioisotopes;
Humans;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Muscles;
Nuclear Medicine;
Pelvis;
Sarcoidosis;
Subcutaneous Tissue;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2011;70(6):504-510
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: 67Ga scintigraphy has been used for years in sarcoidosis for diagnosis and to determine the extent of the disease. The present report is a study of various findings of 67Ga scintigraphy in patients with sarcoidosis. METHODS: Between 1998 and 2007, 16 patients (male:female, 6:10; age, 35.9+/-15.3 years) with histologically proven sarcoidosis underwent clinical evaluation and 67Ga scintigraphy. According to the site of involvement, they were divided into subtypes and analyzed. RESULTS: Sixteen patients with sarcoidosis had involvement of various organs, including lymph nodes (13/16, 81.3%), lung (3/16, 18.8%), muscle (1/16, 6.3%), subcutaneous tissue (1/16, 6.3%), glands (1/16, 6.3%), and bone (1/16, 6.3%). Sites of involved lymph nodes were thorax (12/13, 92.3%), supraclavicular area (5/13, 38.5%), inguinal area (2/13, 15.4%), abdomen (2/13, 15.4%), and pelvis (1/13, 7.7%). CONCLUSION: Because sarcoidosis frequently involves multiple organs, 67Ga scintigraphy is a useful method in for evaluating the whole body. Nuclear medicine physicians should be familiar with the various findings of gallium uptake in sarcoidosis.
