胸腺是負責T細胞合成的重要免疫器官。在某些生理或病理的情況下,因細胞活性增加,放射性同位素會聚積於胸腺中。本文報告兩個胸腺反應性增生的案例,分別在鎵-67掃描及氟-18 FDG正子造影中的表現。
The thymus is important for immunity because it produces T-cells. Various radiopharmaceuticals can localize to the thymus in physiologic or pathologic conditions. This report presents two cases of thymic rebound displayed on Ga-67 citrate and F-18 fluorodeoxy glucose studies.