title: Gallium 67 citrate scanning in the diagnosis of intraabdominal abscess.
abstract: Fifty-one consecutive gallium scans in fifty patients with suspected intraabdominal abscess are reviewed. There were twelve true-positive, seven false-positive, twenty-nine true-negative, and two false-negative scans. Accumulation of gallium in the colon and in areas of healing and repair caused soem interpretive difficulty. Despite a significant number of false-positive results, we believe that gallium scanning is a valuable diagnostic tool. Careful attention to technic and cautious interpretation should significantly reduce false-positive and false-negative scans.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes