Technetium-99m White Blood Cell Imaging: False-Negative Result in Salmonella Osteomyelitis Associated with Sickle Cell Disease

The authors report a case of sickle cell anemia associated osteomyelitis where the Tc-99m white blood cell imaging was negative, and bone imaging showed increased uptake in the region in question. The reasons for the possible false-negative image are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) 1989-02, Vol.14 (2), p.104-106
Hauptverfasser:	GUZE, BARRY H, HAWKINS, RANDALL A, MARCUS, CAROL S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications ANEMIAS ANIMALS BACTERIA BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS BLOOD BLOOD CELLS BODY BODY FLUIDS COUNTING TECHNIQUES DATA COVARIANCES DIAGNOSIS DISEASES False Negative Reactions Female Femur - diagnostic imaging HEMIC DISEASES HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES Humans INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI ISOMERIC NUCLEI ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES ISOTOPES LEUKOCYTES MAMMALS MAN MATERIALS MICROORGANISMS Middle Aged NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI ORGANS OSTEOMYELITIS Osteomyelitis - complications Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging Osteomyelitis - microbiology PRIMATES RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging SALMONELLA Salmonella Infections SKELETAL DISEASES SKELETON SYMPTOMS Technetium TECHNETIUM 99 TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES Technetium Tc 99m Medronate VERTEBRATES YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report a case of sickle cell anemia associated osteomyelitis where the Tc-99m white blood cell imaging was negative, and bone imaging showed increased uptake in the region in question. The reasons for the possible false-negative image are discussed.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198902000-00007