Indium 111 white blood cell imaging of epididymitis.
The clinical diagnosis of epididymitis is frequently substantiated radiographically with pertechnetate 99m (99mTc) testicular scintigraphy and scrotal sonography. Indium 111 (111In) autologous leukocyte imaging in a patient with epididymitis has to our knowledge not been reported previously. The case presented is an elderly man with epididymitis. An 111In-labelled white blood cell scan demonstrated increased tracer accumulation in the region of the right epididymis. This suggests that 111In-labelled leukocyte scanning may be helpful in evaluating an inflammatory process involving the epididymis or testis and potentially may allow for differentiation of epididymitis and orchitis from missed torsion, tumour or cystic lesions.
Debatin
J F
JF
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27711.
Beytas
E M
EM
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004822:Epididymis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate