title: [Ga-67 citrate scanning in the management of Hodgkin's disease (author's transl)].
abstract: 159 potential areas of involvement in 26 patients with histologically proven Hodgkin's disease were examined by Ga-67 scanning. 137 areas (86%) were correctly assessed. An uptake was noted in 29 of 48 areas with active diseases, no uptake in 108 of 111 areas without active disease (97%). Best results were obtained from scans of mediastinum and lungs, particularly for differentiating between active disease and fibrosis. Para-aortic and pelvic regions often gave false-positive results because of the elimination of the tracer substance via the large bowel. Results of Ga-67 scanning in other regions were equivalent to those obtained by other diagnostic tests. Ga-67 citrate scanning thus offers an advantageous means of determining the exact stage of the disease and therefore its treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005708:Gallium; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013909:Thorax
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D005708:Gallium
vernacular_title: Szintigraphie mit 67Ga-citrat beim Lymphogranulom