Abstract |
Two cases of successful detection of inflammatory foci using Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in premature infants were reported. Necrotizing enterocolitis was detected in a child with a body weight of 1.6 kg. Scintigraphy confirmed a neonatal osteomyelitis in the distal part of the leg of another patient weighing 2.2 kg. These 2 cases indicate that it is feasible to perform Tc-99m HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy even if the blood sample volume is lower than the minimal volumes required by the guidelines for pediatric patients.
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Authors | Pavel Koranda, Jarmila Drymlová, Tomáš Malý, Lumír Kantor, Jaroslav Ptáček, Miroslav Mysliveček |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine
(Clin Nucl Med)
Vol. 36
Issue 6
Pg. e35-6
(Jun 2011)
ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21552012
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
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Topics |
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
(complications, diagnostic imaging, pathology, physiopathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Isotope Labeling
- Leukocytes
(diagnostic imaging)
- Osteomyelitis
(blood, complications, diagnostic imaging, pathology, physiopathology)
- Pregnancy
- Premature Birth
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, physiopathology)
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
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