67Ga scintigraphy in retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) : indications, application and clinical relevance--report of five patients
Hillebrand, M.; Gerstenberg, E.; Kuntz, R.M.; L'age, M.; Grosse, G.
Nuklearmedizin. Nuclear Medicine 35(1): 25-30
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-5566 PMID: 8746169 Document Number: 455288
The aim of the study was to evaluate the indication for 67Ga-citrate imaging and its clinical impact on patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF). The scanning with ventral and dorsal projections was done 48 an 72 h after i.v.-injection of 370 Mbq 67Ga-citrate. In the 5 patients with idiopathic RPF included in the study, there was a remarkably high correlation between the clinical symptoms, the surgical and histologic findings, the activity of the disease and the results of 67Ga-scintigraphy. While CT and--maybe even better--MRI might perfectly show the extension, shape and contour of the fibrotic tissue, Gallium-67 scan appears to be superior in assessing the intensity and activity of the disease process.