Clinical Value of Gallium-67 Scintigraphy in Evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin

This report describes the diagnostic contribution of gallium-67 scintigraphy in 145 cases of fever of unknown origin (FUO) at University Hospital in Leuven, Belgium, in 1980–1989. A final diagnosis was established in 99 (68%) of the 145 cases. Sixty-three scans (43%) were normal, and 82 (57%) were a...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 601 - 605
Main Authors:	Knockaert, D. C., Mortelmans, L. A., De Roo, M. C., Bobbaers, H. J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01-04-1994 University of Chicago Press
Subjects:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Clinical Infectious Disease Articles Computerized axial tomography Fever Fever of unknown origin Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnosis Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnostic imaging Gallium Gallium Radioisotopes General aspects Humans Imaging Infection - diagnosis Infection - diagnostic imaging Infection pathogenesis Infections Infectious diseases Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Radionuclide Imaging Retrospective Studies Sarcoidosis Tumors Ultrasonography Radionuclide study Performance evaluation Human Gallium Diagnosis Scintigraphy Fever
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