Cordasco E M, O'Donnell J, MacIntyre W, Demeter S, Gonzalez L, Eren M, McMahon W, Burns D, Feiglin D H
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5038.
Am J Ind Med. 1990;17(3):285-97. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700170301.
Gallium-67 scintigraphy is helpful in the evaluation of inflammatory, respiratory diseases. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides three-dimensional tomographic reconstruction of radioisotope distribution in the body. The addition of SPECT to gallium-67 scanning in 27 patients demonstrated an improvement in the sensitivity for detecting the presence and extent of interstitial occupational lung disease. This technique may provide earlier detection of parenchymal lung changes than can the chest x-ray and planar scanning in some patients with asbestosis. Findings in six patients with asbestosis are reported.
镓-67闪烁扫描有助于评估炎症性呼吸系统疾病。单光子发射计算机断层扫描（SPECT）可对体内放射性同位素分布进行三维断层重建。对27例患者在镓-67扫描中增加SPECT检查，结果显示在检测间质性职业性肺病的存在及范围方面，敏感性有所提高。与胸部X线检查和平面扫描相比，该技术可能在某些石棉沉着病患者中更早检测到肺实质改变。本文报告了6例石棉沉着病患者的检查结果。
