Cold Defect on Indium Leukocyte Scanning of a Hepatic Abscess
作者:
GLENN BURRIS,
BRIAN GORDON,
期刊:
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 1
页码: 26-28
ISSN:0363-9762
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: Cold Defect;In-111 Leukocyte Scan
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Abdominal and, specifically, hepatic abscesses have always been difficult to diagnose clinically. The In-111 leukocyte scan has proven to be a valuable modality assisting in the diagnosis of an abscess. The authors present the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with vague clinical symptoms and inconclusive laboratory data for a hepatic abscess. Both the ultrasound and CT scan were nondiagnostic; however, a distinct cold defect within the liver on an In-111 leukocyte scan resulted in a liver biopsy, confirming the presence of an abscess. The potential causes of cold defects on In-111 WBC scanning and the limitations of this modality are discussed.
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