Ultrasonography and indium 111 white blood cell scanning for the detection of intraabdominal abscesses

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.140.1.7244219· OSTI ID:6122663

Carroll, B; Silverman, P M; Goodwin, D A; McDougall, I R

Ultrasound and indium 111 white blood cell scanning were performed on 163 patients with suspected intraabdominal abscesses. In all but one case, intraabdominal abscesses were correctly identified by one or both tests; conversely, no patient was falsely diagnosed by both tests to have an abscess. Sonography was useful in those patients with focal symptoms, and frequently identified nonabscess causes for fever. White cell scanning was valuable when focal signs were absent, and frequently identified extraabdominal sources of sepsis. The two imaging modalities are complementary and provide a highly accurate and sensitive means of intraabdominal abscess detection.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ. Medical Center, CA
• OSTI ID: 6122663
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Vol. 140:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSCESSES
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INDIUM 111
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
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DIAGNOSTIC USES
LEUKOCYTES
PATIENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
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COUNTING TECHNIQUES
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DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
INDIUM ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
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