title: The role of gallium-67 in the clinical evaluation of cancer.
abstract: This review is based primarily on historic data, and it examines the indications for and limitations of gallium-67 scanning in the evaluation of patients with neoplasms. The use of gallium-67 scans is discussed according to tumor type, and data from the most representative and comprehensive studies are included. The results described, some of which were obtained primarily with older imaging techniques, should be regarded as representing the minimum that can be expected from application of this imaging procedure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes