title: Two cases of adenocarcinoma of the lung in which thallium-201 gave a better delineation of metastatic lesions than gallium-67.
abstract: The authors report two cases of adenocarcinoma of the lung in which Tl-201 gave a better delineation of metastatic lesions than did Ga-67. In the case of multiple bone metastases, the metastatic lesion of the skull was clearly demonstrated by Tl-201 but not by Ga-67. In another case of multiple brain metastases, the lesions were also visualized by Tl-201 but not by Ga-67. Tl-201 is occasionally superior to Ga-67 for visualizing metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Chiba Cancer Center Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Togawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koakutsu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013793:Thallium; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid; C027549:thallium chloride; D013793:Thallium