title: Gallium localization in dissecting aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Gallium concentration was demonstrated in a dissecting aneurysm of the aortic arch, imaged approximately 2 weeks after dissection. Concentration of gallium was apparently due to the inflammatory reaction associated with the organizing intramural hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Haden
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lippman
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes