title: Discrepancy between gallium-67 citrate scans and chest X-rays in patients with miliary tuberculosis.
abstract: Two patients were admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis (TB). Gallium-67 citrate (Ga) scans and chest X-rays were used to localize the TB lesions. One case showed normal chest X-ray with significant gallium uptake in the lung while the other showed diffuse interstitial infiltrations of both lungs in chest X-ray with negative result in gallium scan. We suggest that the combination of Ga scans and chest X-rays might be indicated to avoid the discrepancy between the two images and missing early diagnosis of miliary TB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid