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The Spectrum of Gallium-67 Renal Activity in Patients with No Evidence of Renal Disease

Welter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Julio E. Garcia, MD, Major, USA, MC, Reynolds Army Hospital, Ft. Sill, OK 73503.

ABSTRACT

Thirty-seven gallium-67 images were reviewed retrospectively to determine relative renal gallium activity (RGA) in patients with no evidence of renal disease. Twenty-four patients were classified as having no evidence of renal disease (NRD). RGA was identified in 50.0% (12/24) of patients in the NRD group. We conclude that the presence RGA neither suggests nor rules out renal disease. Altered nonrenal biological factors (such as saturation of iron-binding capacity) may decrease soft-tissue gallium accumulation while activity in the kidney remains unchanged. The latter provides renal images with better signal-to-noise ratio. Current imaging equipment may allow renal visualization in these patients.