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Pulmonary gallium-67 uptake in diffuse pulmonary calcinosis

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Diffuse pulmonary uptake of both technetium-99m-labeled methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) and gallium (67Ga) citrate was noted in a patient with chronic renal failure and indicated the presence of pulmonary calcinosis. The uptake of67Ga could be misinterpreted to represent abnormal uptake due to an opportunistic infection.

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  1. Division of Nuclear Radiology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, 90027, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    E. Yeo & J. H. Miller

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Yeo, E., Miller, J.H. Pulmonary gallium-67 uptake in diffuse pulmonary calcinosis. Pediatr Radiol 26, 825–826 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01396210

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