Diagnosis of intracranial malignant lymphoma by 67Ga and 201Tl SPECT

O. Nakamura; K. Okamoto; M. Kaneko; H. Nakamura; N. Shitara; K. Suzuki; S. Kosuda

Diagnosis of intracranial malignant lymphoma by ⁶⁷Ga and ²⁰¹Tl SPECT

O. Nakamura, K. Okamoto, M. Kaneko, H. Nakamura, N. Shitara, K. Suzuki, S. Kosuda

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Abstract

Six patients with malignant lymphoma of the brain underwent ⁶⁷Ga and ²⁰¹Tl brain SPECT. For the quantitative analysis, count ratios of a lesion to the normal brain (L/N) were calculated. In ²⁰¹Tl SPECT studies, an L/N ratios ranged from 2.3 to 3.2, with a mean of 2.9 ± 0.4. In ⁶⁷Ga SPECT studies, an L/N ratios ranged from 4.4 to 6.6 with a mean of 5.7 ± 0.8. ⁶⁷Ga SPECT showed much more intense tracer uptake than ²⁰¹Tl SPECT and the degree of ⁶⁷Ga accumulation seems to be in proportion to the viability of malignant lymphoma. We came to the conclusion that quantitative ⁶⁷Ga SPECT appears to be useful in detecting and managing malignant lymphoma in the brain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-219
Number of pages	5
Journal	Japanese Journal of Clinical Radiology
Volume	40
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1995

Keywords

brain tumors
gallium SPECT
malignant lymphoma
thallium SPECT

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Diagnosis of intracranial malignant lymphoma by ⁶⁷Ga and ²⁰¹Tl SPECT

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