Ga-67 cardiac uptake.
A case of positive Ga-67 image due to tuberculous pericarditis is presented. The pattern and distribution of the uptake suggested that the concentration of the activity was mainly in the inflamed pericardium. The known causes of Ga-67 cardiac uptake were reviewed, and a differential diagnosis is given.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes