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Improved detection of upper abdominal abscesses by combination of /sup 99m/Tc sulfur colloid and /sup 111/In leukocyte scanning

Conference · · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5553152
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Indium-111-labeled leukocyte scanning is an excellent technique for detecting abdominal abscesses. However, since labeled leukocytes are normally taken up by the liver and spleen, diagnosing upper abdominal abscesses can be difficult. A prospective study was undertaken to see if having a technetium-99m sulfur colloid liver-spleen scan to compare with the /sup 111/In leukocyte scan would improve the reader's ability to diagnose or exclude upper abdominal abscesses. Ninety patients with suspected upper abdominal abscesses were examined with /sup 111/In leukocyte scans followed immediately by conventional /sup m99/Tc sulfur colloid liver-spleen scans in the same projections. In 57% of patients with upper abdominal abscesses and 25% of all patients studied, the /sup 99m/Tc sulfur colloid scan was essential to diagnose or exclude an upper abdominal abscess. The liver-spleen scan was considered helpful in another 13%. The addition of a /sup 99m/Tc sulfur colloid liver-spleen scan to the /sup 111/In leukocyte study is useful when evaluating patients with suspected upper abdominal abscesses.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
OSTI ID:
5553152
Report Number(s):
CONF-8504141-
Journal Information:
AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 144:2; ISSN AAJRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
ABSCESSES
AROMATICS
AZAARENES
AZINES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BODY
BODY AREAS
BODY FLUIDS
COLLOIDS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GLANDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDIUM 111
INDIUM ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LEUKOCYTES
LIVER
MATERIALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OXINE
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PYRIDINES
QUINOLINES
RADIOCOLLOIDS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SPLEEN
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES