Clinical Nuclear Medicine · 1986 · 12 citations · 0 references
MedicineNuclear MedicineRadiologyDiagnostic Nuclear MedicineDiagnostic RadiologyOncologic Nuclear MedicineHepatobiliary ImagingLung CancerLung MetastasisLymphoma ImagingPulmonary Nuclear ImagingPulmonary PathologyGallium-68 RadiopharmaceuticalsMetastatic Lung Lesion ImagingPulmonary Metastases ImagingPulmonary Metastasis ImagingRadionuclide Uptake QuantificationTechnetium-99m LabelingTechnetium-99m Radiopharmaceuticals
Abnormal pulmonary uptake of Ga-67 citrate and Tc-99m MDP and reversible liver uptake of Tc-99m MDP was seen in a patient with hypercalcemia of lymphoma and biopsy-proven metastatic pulmonary calcification. Abnormal lung uptake of Tc-99m MDP may confirm the diagnosis of pulmonary calcification, lessening the need for invasive procedures to evaluate pathologic lung uptake of Ga-67 citrate.