title: [Positive scintigraphy in the diagnosis of lung cancer].
abstract: Based on the clinico-morphological estimation of scannograms, performed by means of sodium selenite--selenium-75, chloromercury-197 and gallium citrate-67 in 231 patients with tumor (185) and nontumor (46) lung diseases, it was found that the best results were obtained in scannographic visualization of primary tumors of the lung (87%). Positive scintigraphy was found to be of high diagnostic value in recognition of lung cancer proceeding against the background of atelectasis, inflammatory processes and other "disguises" hampering the clinico-roentgenological diagnosis. Positive scintigraphy may be employed in establishing the differential diagnosis between malignant and benign lung tumors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012643:Selenium
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D008631:Mercury Radioisotopes; D012643:Selenium
vernacular_title: Pozitivnaia stsintigrafiia v diagnostike raka legkikh.