%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of Gallium (Ga-67) Scintigraphy  in the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis
%A A. B. Allard
%A J. Buscombe
%A D. P. Kidd
%J Modern Research in Inflammation
%P 99-107
%@ 2169-9690
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/mri.2014.33012
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\">Purpose: To identify and
interrogate the role of Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the diagnosis of
Sarcoidosis. Methods: A retrospective study of 75 patients with suspected
Sarcoidosis in a large teaching hospital with a specialist Sarcoidosis Centre.
Results: Ga-67 scintigraphy in patients considered on clinical grounds to have
Sarcoidosis is a useful and sensitive test, and furthermore, by relaxing the interpretation
of gallium scintigraphy sensitivity may be increased (from 20% to 80%) for a
relatively small drop in specificity. Conclusions: The sensitivity of
diagnostic power may be increased with a change in diagnostic criteria at the
expense of only a small drop in specificity. In the context of
Neurosarcoidosis, our results support the theory that Ga-67 scintigraphy has
value in identifying potential, asymptomatic biopsy sites outside of the CNS
that may not be identified by other forms of imaging.</span>
</p>
%K Sarcoidosis
%K Neurosarcoidosis
%K Gallium Scintigraphy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48318