Preoperative diagnosis of splenic abscess by ultrasonography and radionuclide scanning. [/sup 67/Ga-citrate; /sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid]

Conference · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · South. Med. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5994927

Brown, J J; Sumner, T E; Crowe, J E; Shaffner, L D

Abscess of the spleen is uncommon and potentially lethal, but until recently it was rarely diagnosed except by exploratory celiotomy or at autopsy. Now, with the advent of radionuclide scanning, ultrasonography, and selective angiography, earlier diagnosis is possible in most cases. We report a case of traumatic abscess of the spleen, which was diagnosed preoperatively with ultrasonography and scanning with gallium citrate Ga-67 and technetium Tc-99m without the need for the more invasive technic of angiography.

• Research Organization: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
• OSTI ID: 5994927
• Journal Information: South. Med. J.; (United States), Vol. 72:5; Conference: Annual meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA, USA, 19 Feb 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABSCESSES
DIAGNOSIS
GALLIUM 67
SCINTISCANNING
SPLEEN
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
TECHNETIUM 99
CITRATES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
PATIENTS
RADIOCOLLOIDS
SULFUR COMPLEXES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
COLLOIDS
COMPLEXES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFLAMMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics