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Leucocytes labelled with 99mTc-HMPAO in the detection of abdominal abscesses. 1991

E H Lantto

Department of Radiology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland.

To assess the value of 99mTc-HMPAO-labelled-leucocyte scintigraphy in the detection of abdominal abscesses, the results of 74 examinations in 69 patients suspected of having abscesses on clinical grounds were reviewed retrospectively. Of a final total of 29 abscesses in 28 patients, leucocyte scanning diagnosed 26, giving a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 90%, 91%, and 91%, respectively. In 22 patients abscesses were diagnosed within 30 min. In 13 of the 74 examinations (18%) an infection or inflammatory lesion other than an abscess was diagnosed. 99mTc-HMPAO-labelled-leucocyte scintigraphy is an accurate and rapid method of diagnosing abscesses in acutely ill patients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007962	Leukocytes	White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).	Blood Cells, White,Blood Corpuscles, White,White Blood Cells,White Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, White,Blood Corpuscle, White,Corpuscle, White Blood,Corpuscles, White Blood,Leukocyte,White Blood Cell,White Blood Corpuscle
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010091	Oximes	Compounds that contain the radical R2C	Aldoximes,Hydroxyimino Compounds,Ketoxime,Ketoximes,Oxime,Compounds, Hydroxyimino
D011237	Predictive Value of Tests	In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test.	Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005	Abdomen	That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.	Abdomens