title: Cold lesion of a vertebral angioma with Tc-99m-labeled monoclonal antibodies against granulocytes.
abstract: Antigranulocyte immunoscintigraphy is indicated for diagnostic imaging to determine the location and extent of infection. We present a case of a focal cold lesion in a vertebra of a patient thought to have a septic focal lesion. Whole-body scanning and dorsal spine SPECT revealed no focal increased uptake. CT and MR studies revealed the presence of a vertebral angioma. Conditions associated with a defect of uptake in immunoscintigraphy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, S.M.M. Hospital, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giacomuzzi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Gregorio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Capobianco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Cristofaro
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Guerra
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008875:Middle Aged; D016719:Radioimmunodetection; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C104213:BW 250 183