title: [Radiation diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of lung].
abstract: The authors studied the pattern of X-ray changes detectable in the lungs of 41 patients with LCH. The results of classical X-ray study were supplemented by the data of computed tomography, ultrasonography, and 99mTc and 67Ga citrate radioisotopic studies. The diagnostic values of these techniques were compared. X-ray syndromes of changes in the lung in LCH were found to be interstitial, interstitial and granulomatous, tumorous (focal). The authors emphasize the multisystematic character of a lesion, the phasic nature and progression of the disease into fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Medical Center of Bank of Russia, Central Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Dmitrieva
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Stepanian
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Perfil'ev
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Shemetun
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Romanov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002951:Citrates; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005708:Gallium; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D005708:Gallium; C103850:gallium citrate