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1463295

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
This retrospective study looked at the role of indium 111-labeled white blood cell (111In WBC) scintigraphy in head and neck infections. The efficacy of 111In WBCs was compared to gallium 67 citrate (67Ga) and technetium Tc99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc MDP) scintigraphy in detecting and monitoring the resolution of infection. For 22 active infections, the sensitivities for 111In WBC, 67Ga, and 99mTc MDP scintigraphy were 94%, 56%, and 86%, respectively, and the specificities for 111In WBC, 67Ga, and 99mTc MDP scintigraphy were 100%, 43%, and 0%, respectively. For 8 successfully treated infections, all seven 111In WBC studies became negative after therapy, in as short an interval as 1 month. In contrast, all seven 99mTc MDP images remained positive for as long as 6 months after therapy. The seven 67Ga studies had variable results, with four (57%) remaining positive, including two (28%) positive at 6 months after therapy. These results suggest that 111In WBC scintigraphy should be the initial radionuclide imaging tool in detecting active head and neck infections because of its greater accuracy, and its ability to revert to normal much sooner than 67Ga or 99mTc MDP scintigraphs when applied to a subset of patients with resolved infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
961-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Indium 111-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in evaluating head and neck infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Miami, Florida.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study