Sarcoidosis: a Truly Protean Disease

Overview

Journal Eur J Nucl Med

Specialty Nuclear Medicine

Date 1984 Jan 1

PMID 6088241

Authors

V LOPEZ-MAJANO

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Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease, the activity of the disease process can be ascertained by determining the angiotension levels in blood. This also can be achieved by 67Ga scintigraphy that will inform about different areas of localisation of the disease process. 67Ga-scintigraphy is also useful in the follow-up of patients with sarcoidosis and to evaluate the response to therapy.

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