67Ga SPECT/CT of infected bladder stones and pyelitis

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Mar;40(3):244-6. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000618.

Abstract

A 64-year-old male patient diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 years ago was admitted with fever and chills. The patient had complex medical history and several indwelling catheters/tubes in his body. To identify the infection focus, 67Ga whole-body scintigraphy and SPECT/CT were obtained. 67Ga whole-body scintigraphy demonstrated focal 67Ga uptake in the lower pelvic cavity and the right kidney. Additional Ga SPECT/CT images were obtained, and it enabled characterization of these uptakes as infection of bladder stones that result in pyelitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Pyelitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / diagnostic imaging*
  • Whole Body Imaging

Substances

  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals