title: Whole-body gallium-67 scintigraphic findings in IgG4-related disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the features of gallium-67 (Ga-67) imaging typical of IgG4-related disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively investigated 14 patients diagnosed with IgG4-related disease who underwent Ga-67 scintigraphy in our hospital between January 2005 and May 2010. Of these, 13 patients who underwent gallium scintigraphy before steroid therapy were enrolled in this study. The patient population comprised 11 men and 2 women with age ranging from 47 to 76 years (mean age, 61.9 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 13 patients, significant accumulation of Ga-67 was detected in the bilateral pulmonary hila in 10 patients (77%), pancreas in 10 (77%), salivary glands in 7 (54%), lacrimal glands in 7 (54%), periaortic lesions in 2 (15%), and lung parenchyma in 1 (8%) patient. High accumulation of Ga-67 in the salivary glands was observed in the parotid glands in 3 cases and in the submandibular glands in 6 cases, with the following pattern: normal parotid gland uptake and symmetrical submandibular gland uptake in 2 cases; symmetrical high accumulation in both parotid and submandibular glands in 1 case; symmetrical high accumulation in parotid glands and normal submandibular gland uptake in 1 case; symmetrical uptake by parotid glands and asymmetric uptake by submandibular glands in 1 case; normal parotid gland uptake and asymmetric submandibular gland uptake in 1 case; and asymmetric parotid gland uptake and symmetrical parotid gland uptake in 1 case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Characteristic patterns of gallium uptake would be helpful for diagnosis, detection of involved lesions, and differential diagnosis in patients with IgG4-related disease to avoid unnecessary surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fukusuhima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan. shirou@fmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shirou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shishido
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyajima
authors.forename: Koutarou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shigihara
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G