title: Nonvisualization of sterile surgical incisions with indium-111 labeled leukocytes.
abstract: The localization of In-111 labeled leukocytes (WBCs) in recent surgical incisions was studied in 18 patients. In-111 WBC images correlated well with culture results and clinical findings. No accumulation of In-111 WBCs was detected at the site of noninfected incisions in nine patients. In-111 WBCs did accumulate at incision sites in nine patients with infected surgical incisions. These results indicate that In-111 WBC study can accurately distinguish between normal healing and infection of recent surgical incisions.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines; D007204:Indium; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015125:Oxyquinoline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D006912:Hydroxyquinolines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium; C032950:indium oxine; D015125:Oxyquinoline