Value of 67 Gallium Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Localized Renal and Perirenal Inflammation

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Abstract
Renal or perirenal abscesses were evaluated in 8 patients by 67Ga scintigraphy. The correlation of localized 67Ga uptake to the inflammatory lesion was proved by tissue diagnoses in 7 patients and by response to treatment and repeated studies in the remaining case. 67Ga scanning was an accurate, non-invasive technique. It should be applied early in diagnosing inflammatory lesions of the retroperitoneum and for examining fever of unknown origin.