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Title Orbital pseudotumor imaged with Ga-67 citrate
Creator/Author Jaikishen, P. ; Bateman, J.L. ; Shreeve, W.W. (Veterans Administration Medical Center, Northport, NY (USA))
Publication Date1989 Nov 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 7168098
Other Number(s)ISSN0363-9762; CODEN: CNMED
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationClinical Nuclear Medicine ; Vol/Issue: 14:11
Subject550601 -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics; GALLIUM 67-- UPTAKE;NEOPLASMS-- DIAGNOSIS;SKULL-- NEOPLASMS; CITRATES;EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Related SubjectBETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES;BODY;CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS;COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES;DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES;DISEASES;ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES;GALLIUM ISOTOPES;INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI;ISOTOPES;NUCLEI;ODD-EVEN NUCLEI;ORGANS;RADIOISOTOPES;SKELETON;TOMOGRAPHY
Description/Abstract An orbital pseudotumor causing proptosis, diplopia, and gaze palsy was imaged with Ga-67 citrate and showed persistent intense activity for five days.^This may be the first case of gallium uptake into an orbital pseudotumor to be reported in the literature.^This case report demonstrates the use of Ga-67 citrate imaging in the early diagnostic workup of this disorder.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 838-840
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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