Nuclear scanning in necrotizing progressive ''malignant'' external otitis

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Laryngoscope; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198209000-00011· OSTI ID:6584331

Parisier, S C; Lucente, F E; Som, P M; Hirschman, S Z; Arnold, L M; Roffman, J D

The usefulness of radionuclear scanning in the treatment of 18 patients with necrotizing progressive ''malignant'' external otitis is discussed. A Tc 99-m bone scan, a valuable test since results are positive in early cases of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and base of skull, showed increased uptake in all 18 patients. In 6 patients, Ga-67 citrate scans were obtained at the start of therapy and at 5-6 week intervals thereafter. The serial gallium scans were useful in evaluating the effectiveness of therapy since the uptake decrease with control of infection.

• Research Organization: Departments of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
• OSTI ID: 6584331
• Journal Information: Laryngoscope; (United States), Vol. 92:9 Pt 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
OSTEOMYELITIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
SKULL
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
AUDITORY ORGANS
GALLIUM 67
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
NECROSIS
PATIENTS
SENSE ORGANS DISEASES
TECHNETIUM 99
UPTAKE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPES
SENSE ORGANS
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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