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Document 0710
DOCN M9460710
TI 67Ga scintigraphy in HIV antibody positive patients; a review of its
clinical usefulness.
DT 9408
AU Wassie E; Buscombe JR; Miller RF; Ell PJ; Institute of Nuclear Medicine,
University College London Medical; School, UK.
SO Br J Radiol. 1994 Apr;67(796):349-52. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94228222
AB We reviewed the results of 67Ga scintigraphy in HIV antibody positive
patients in order to determine how the result affected management. Case
records of 37 HIV antibody positive patients undergoing 41 67Ga
scintigraphic studies over a 31 month period were examined. New and
additional information was provided by 67Ga scintigraphy in 22 studies
(53%). In 13 studies (32%) there was a positive effect on patient
management. 67Ga scintigraphy was most useful in differentiating
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia from Kaposi's sarcoma in the chest and
for the diagnosis of unsuspected lymphoma. Factors which reduced the
effectiveness of 67Ga scintigraphy included empirical use of antibiotics
in patients with suspected infection and the low specificity of the
test.
DE Adult Aged Bacterial Infections/RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING Comparative
Study Diagnosis, Differential Female Gallium
Radioisotopes/*DIAGNOSTIC USE Human HIV
Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS/*RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING
Infection/*RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING Male Middle Age Pneumonia,
Pneumocystis carinii/RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING Retrospective Studies Time
Factors JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).