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Indium-111 Imaging of an Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Department of Radiology, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Eric C. Bourekas, MD, Department of Radiology, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1400 Locust St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

ABSTRACT

Indium-111-labeled leukocyte scanning has been shown to be a highly sensitive and specific imaging modality in the detection of abscess formation. Leukocyte infiltration occurs in a variety of inflammatory states as well as some noninflammatory states, leading to false-positive results. We report a case of an inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm imaged by ¹¹¹In. It is not clear whether the activity noted is due to the inflammatory nature of the aneurysm or to hemorrhage present within the wall of the aneurysm.