Liu Feng-Yuan, Shiau Yu-Chien, Yen Ruoh-Fang, Wang Jhi-Joung, Ho Shung-Tai, Kao Chia-Hung
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ann Nucl Med. 2003 Sep;17(6):439-42. doi: 10.1007/BF03006431.
The purpose of this study was to compare the usefulness of gallium-67 citrate (67Ga) and technetium-99m tetrofosmin (Tc-TF) scan to detect Hodgkin's disease (HD).
In this study, 24 patients with HD underwent 67Ga and Tc-TF scan before receiving any therapy.
67Ga scan could detect HD in all 24 (100%) patients. Tc-TF scan could detect HD in 22/24 (91.6%) patients, but it was false-negative in one case of infradiaphragmatic HD and in another case with chemotherapy resistance. There was no significant difference in detection sensitivity between 67Ga and Tc-TF scan.
We conclude that Tc-TF scan can not replace conventional 67Ga scan to detect HD.
