Lung gallium (Ga.) scan

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Gallium injection

Overview

Risks

Results

Lung gallium (Ga.) scan

Alternative Names:

Gallium 67 lung scan; Lung scan; Gallium scan - lung; Scan - lung

Normal Values:

The lungs should appear of normal size and texture with little uptake of gallium.

What abnormal results mean:

Sarcoidosis
Other respiratory infections

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

Review Date: 8/3/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Gross, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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