Dual radionuclide subtraction imaging of vertebral disc infection using an 111In-labelled leucocyte scan and a 99mTc-tin colloid scan.
Interpretation of the posterior view of an 111In-labelled leucocyte scan is difficult when infection is suspected in that region of the spine overlaid by the left lobe of the liver. A case is reported of the successful localisation of infection in this region by combining an 111In-labelled leucocyte scan with a 99mTc-tin colloid scan in a dual radionuclide subtraction technique.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D007962:Leukocytes; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D014001:Tin; D017971:Tin Compounds
D011868:Radioisotopes; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D017971:Tin Compounds; C033493:technetium Tc 99m tin colloid; D007204:Indium; D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin