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Comparison between sarcoidosis and IgG4-related disease by whole-body 67Ga scintigraphy

Shiro Ishii, Masayuki Miyajima, Kotaro Sakuma, Ken Kikuchi, F Shishido

Nuclear Medicine Communications · 2012 · 13 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

(67)Ga scintigraphy was useful in differentiating between the two diseases. Uptake in mediastinal LNs, in supraclavicular LNs, and in the muscle was specific to sarcoidosis, whereas uptake in the pancreas and in the submandibular gland indicated IgG4-related disease.

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