Detection of deep venous thrombosis by indium-111 leukocyte scintigraphy.
Indium-111-labeled leukocyte ([111In]WBC) scintigraphy has been used successfully for detection of inflammation. Occasionally, noninflammatory collections of white blood cells such as hematomas or hemorrhage have been localized. We report a case in which unsuspected femoral deep venous thrombosis was diagnosed on an [111In]WBC leukocyte scan performed for detection of osteomyelitis. Readers are advised to avoid interpreting all vascular [111In]WBC localization as necessarily infectious. This may be of particular significance in patients with vascular grafts.
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D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium