99mTc-Labeled Ubiquicidin Accumulation in a Retained Surgical Gauze

99mTc-Labeled Ubiquicidin Accumulation in a Retained Surgical Gauze

ABSTRACTA 31-year-old woman underwent Tc-labeled UBI scanning for diagnosis of possible prosthesis infection evaluation in our department. The scan showed an area of increased tracer uptake in the mid-lateral portion of the left thigh. This was proven to be due to a retained surgical gauze in her le...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2016-12, Vol.41 (12), p.941-943
Hauptverfasser: Ghahremani, Somayeh, Sadeghi, Ramin, Dabbagh Kakhki, Vahid Reza, Massoudi, Toktam, Aryana, Kamran
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Female
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Organotechnetium Compounds
Peptide Fragments
Radionuclide Imaging - methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Surgical Sponges
Thigh
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACTA 31-year-old woman underwent Tc-labeled UBI scanning for diagnosis of possible prosthesis infection evaluation in our department. The scan showed an area of increased tracer uptake in the mid-lateral portion of the left thigh. This was proven to be due to a retained surgical gauze in her left thigh.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0000000000001389