title: Tuberculosis peritonitis: gallium-67 scintigraphic appearance.
abstract: Tuberculosis peritonitis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The results of gallium-67 scintigraphy of three patients with tuberculosis peritonitis were reviewed to assess its usefulness in the diagnosis of this condition. Tuberculosis peritonitis was associated with diffuse or focal abdominal localization and decreased hepatic accumulation of gallium-67. These gallium-67 scan features of tuberculosis peritonitis may help to optimize the diagnosis and management of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shindoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tamamoto
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes