Diagnostic Value of 111In-Granulocyte Scintigraphy in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin
Andreas Kjaer, MD, PhD, DMS1 and
Anne-Mette Lebech, MD, PhD2
1 Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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FIGURE 1. True-positive scintigram shows left-sided pyelonephritis (arrows) as cause of FUO.
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FIGURE 2. True-positive scintigram shows abdominal abscess (arrow) as cause of FUO.
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FIGURE 3. True-positive scintigram shows diverticulitis in transverse and descending colon as cause of FUO.
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