       Document 0572
 DOCN  M9610572
 TI    Role of nuclear medicine and AIDS: overview and perspective for the
       future.
 DT    9601
 AU    Ganz WI; Serafini AN; Department of Radiology, University of Miami
       School of Medicine,; Florida 33101, USA.
 SO    Q J Nucl Med. 1995 Sep;39(3):169-86. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96033587
 AB    The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the causative agent for the
       expanding epidemic of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
       Sixteen million individuals were estimated to be infected worldwide with
       HIV by the World Health Organization in 1995, with over 10 million in
       Africa and one million in the USA. As the HIV cost in dollars and lives
       continues to rise it will become more important to understand AIDS and
       to foresee the potential role of nuclear medicine in HIV diseases.
       Nuclear medicine may have a role in the assessment of immune function,
       including the ability to predict if individuals can avoid progression to
       HIV+status, if pre-AIDS to AIDS conversion can be prevented, and if an
       individual's immune status requires addition of prophylaxis. Also it can
       be used for disease detection at an early stage and determination of the
       extent of disease. It is especially useful to assist clinicians in
       optimizing therapy and assessing its efficacy. In the future new
       radiopharmaceuticals for detecting a specific infections and tumors will
       be needed. This will require collaborative efforts with basic scientists
       and clinicians working hand in hand to address specific issues related
       to AIDS.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/*RADIONUCLIDE  IMAGING
       Human  Lung Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING  JOURNAL ARTICLE
       REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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