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), Journal Name: South. Med. J.; (United States) Vol. 72:5; ISSN SMJOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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