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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Radionuclide scintigraphy in tuberculous enteritis
Gastrointestinal Radiology, Volume 15, No. 1, Year 1990
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Description
Scintigraphy with indium-111 labeled leucocytes and gallium-67 citrate was performed on 6 patients with proven tuberculous enteritis. The ability of both techniques to visualize areas of disease in this condition was demonstrated. When compared with endoscopy (either upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or colonoscopy), Ga-67 citrate had a sensitivity of 0.80 and a specificity of 1.00. The sensitivity and specificity of In-111 labeled leucocytes was 0.60 and 0.96, respectively. The superiority of Ga-67 over In-111 was statistically significant. Positive scintigrams were obtained despite prior treatment with antituberculous chemotherapy. © 1990 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pettengell, Keith
South Africa, Congella
University of Natal, Faculty of Medicine
Garb, Mini
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Houlder, Anthony Edward
South Africa, Durban
Addington Hospital
Becker, Pieter J.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Simjee, Ahmed E.
South Africa, Congella
University of Natal, Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/BF01888760
ISSN:
03642356
e-ISSN:
14320509
Research Areas
Cancer