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111In-labelled leucocyte and99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scanning in pelvic osteomyelitis

✍ Scribed by F. M. Hall; M. E. Conybeare; A. J. Coakley; P. J. Mountford; C. P. Wells

Publisher
Springer
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
160 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-6997

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✦ Synopsis

A positive 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scan was obtained in a case of pelvic osteomyelitis in a 15-year-old girl. An 111In-labelled leucocyte scan confirmed the presence of pus, gave a more accurate anatomical location than was obtained by the bone scan, and enabled the most suitable surgical route to be selected.

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