Ga-67 uptake unsuppressed by leukopenia and intense antibiotic therapy.
The authors describe a patient with myelofibrosis who showed intense Ga-67 uptake in spite of being severely leukopenic and receiving large amounts of antibiotics. They conclude that false-negative results associated with leukopenia or intensive antibiotic treatment may not always be correct.
Gorenberg
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Groshar
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Even-Sapir
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Ben-Haim
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Israel
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Front
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005708:Gallium; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid; D005708:Gallium