Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Gallium 67 lung scan; Lung scan; Gallium scan - lung; Scan - lung
Normal Values
The lungs should appear of normal size and texture, and should take up very little gallium.
What abnormal results mean
- Sarcoidosis
- Other respiratory infections, most often pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Other conditions under which the test may be performed:
Primary pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary embolus - Tumors in the lung
- Scleroderma of the lung
Images
Gallium injection
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Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of
Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
