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Diffuse abdominal accumulation of Ga-67 citrate in a patient with alpha-chain disease

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A middle-aged Latin American with serological and biopsy proven diagnosis of alpha-chain disease involving the small intestine had whole-body imaging with 5 mCi Ga-67 citrate for the staging of possible lymphoma. There was persistent diffuse accumulation of the Ga-67 activity in the abdomen, simulating findings of peritonitis. The causes of diffuse abdominal Ga-67 activity are briefly discussed.

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  1. Division of Nuclear Radiology, Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

    E. Edmund Kim, Betty G. McConnell & Robert W. McConnell

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Kim, E.E., McConnell, B.G. & McConnell, R.W. Diffuse abdominal accumulation of Ga-67 citrate in a patient with alpha-chain disease. Eur J Nucl Med 7, 431–433 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00256827

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