Gallium localization in dissecting aortic aneurysm.
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.
Haden
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Nuclear Medicine Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249.
Lippman
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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
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes