Gallium-67 Scans in the Diagnosis of Pyelonephritis |
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| Authors: | Warren O. Kessler Ruben F. Gittes Sheldon R. Hurwitz Joseph P. Green |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego;Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego |
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| Abstract: | Gallium-67 (67Ga) citrate was administered intravenously (50 microcuries per kg of body weight) to patients in whom acute and chronic urinary tract infections were suspected. Scanning was done, using both the Anger-type scintillation camera and the rectilinear scanner, 24 to 78 hours after injection of the isotope.The preliminary results imply that 67Ga renal uptake is present in patients with pyelonephritis whether overt or silent, as well as in patients with uretero-sigmoidostomies. However, 67Ga renal uptake is not present in patients with radiographic evidence of chronic pyelonephritis without active infection and in patients without renal disease. |
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