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indium-labeled WBC scan
Indications:
similar to gallium scan
1) *infections
a) acute interstitial nephritis
b) internal abscess
c) pyelonephritis
d) fever of unknown origin
2) hematopoietic malignancies
a) lymphoma
b) leukemia
Procedure:
- leukocytes (mostly neutrophils) are removed by apheresis, tagged with Indium-111, & then injected intravenously
- the tagged leukocytes subsequently localize to areas of relatively high leukocyte activity (infection, lymphoma, leukemia)
General
WBC scan
References
- Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 621
- Wikipedia: Indium-111 WBC scan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium-111_WBC_scan