Gallium-67 scanning is a procedure used as a means to diagnose sarcoidosis, but is not considered specific enough to confirm diagnosis.
a radio-isotope scan, used to trace tumors and abscesses. Hematocrit - a measure of the total red cells in the blood. The normal hematocrit (HCT) is 35% or more.
A procedure to detect areas of the body where cells are dividing rapidly. It is used to locate cancer cells or areas of inflammation. A very small amount of radioactive gallium is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream. The gallium is taken up by rapidly dividing cells in the bones, tissues, and organs and is detected by a scanner.
The patient is injected with radioactive gallium and scanned with a detection machine 2-5 days later. The gallium moves towards sources of inflammation/infection.
a diagnostic test that uses a small amount of radioactive material (tracer) to visualize sites of disease throughout your body
a examination using a radioactive material (gallium) to look for areas of hidden infection in the body
an image produced by a radioactive isotope of gallium, which is injected into a vein and collects in the lymphoma tissues
a nuclear medicine examination using a radioactive material
a nuclear medicine test that uses a special camera to take pictures of certain tissues in the body after a radioactive tracer (radionuclide or radioisotope) makes them visible
(GAL-ee-um skan) Imaging test used to detect inflammation, which can be an indication of tumors or infections. It is often used to assess and follow patients with Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Radiographic imaging of the body which measures the amount of the radioisotope gallium that is concentrated in a specific part of the body. It is most useful in detecting nodal disease above the diaphragm. Also called: Gallium-67 scintigraphy, Ga67 scan, high dose (8-11 mCi) gallium scan.
nuclear medicine study used to monitor gallium-avid lymphomas
Radioactive gallium is a chemical that collects in some tumours. A gallium scan may be used when a patient is diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This scan is performed by injecting a small amount of radioactive gallium into the body. The small amount of chemical used is not harmful. The body is then scanned from several angles to see whether the gallium has collected in a tumour. The gallium moves towards sources of inflammation/infection.
gallium, a radioactive material, is injected into the blood stream, where it collects in bones or other tissues where cancer cells are growing rapidly
A diagnostic procedure where mildly radioactive gallium particles are ingested, and then disease (often pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) is diagnosed by scanning the body for radioactive signature.
A gallium scan or gallium 67 scan is a type ofnuclear medicine that uses a radioactive tracer to obtain images of a specific type of tissue, or disease state of tissue. Gallium salts like gallium citrate and gallium nitrate are used. The form of salt is not important, since it is the freely dissolved gallium ion Ga+3 which is active.
