title: Subacute splenic abscess. Appearance on indium-111 leukocyte, gallium-67, and technetium-99m sulfur colloid imaging.
abstract: A case of a 23-year-old man with an encapsulated, anaerobic splenic abscess is reported. Both the In-111 leukocyte and Tc-99m sulfur colloid scans demonstrated an intrasplenic defect. The Ga-67 citrate scan revealed uptake in the rim of the abscess only where the abscess cavity was relatively photon-deficient. The combined Tc-99m sulfur colloid/In-111 leukocyte/Ga-67 scan appearance of a subacute splenic abscess has not been described previously. In cases suspected to be splenic abscesses the combined In-111 leukocyte/Tc-99m sulfur colloid imaging is the most useful.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ammann
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid