Methods: Seventeen patientswith 1111n-labeledleukocyte accumu lation in 20
radiographically confirmed Charcot joints underwent 99mTc-sulfur colloid marrow …

In otherwise normal bone, Three Phase Bone Scintigraphy is sensitive and specific for
osteomyelitis. In patients with underlying osseous abnormalities the specificity of the study is …

Fourteen patients (16 sites) with clinical and/or radiographic evidence of neuropathic
osteoarthropathy (Charcot joints) were evaluated with combined indium-111-leukocyte …

Seventy-three patients with various underlying disorders that could potentially alter
distribution of bone marrow underwent in-111 labeled autologous leukocyte and Tc-99m SC …

RESULTS The presence of infection was identifiedin 12 patients five patients with
osteomyelitis and seven with prostheses infections, two in hip prostheses and five in knee …

The use of labeled leukocyte (white blood cell [WBC]) studies in the diagnosis of
osteomyelitis can be problematic. A combined study consisting of WBC imaging and …

Scintigraphy was used after injection of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP)
and indium-111-labeled white blood cells (WBCs) to assess for the presence of …

111In-labeled leukocyte imaging has shown greater accuracy and specificity than
alternative noninvasive methods in the detection of uncomplicated osteomyelitis. Forty …

This paper describes a new nuclear imaging technique, the scan, which is used in the
diagnosis of bone and joint infections. The leukocyte scan is a technique in which a patient's …

Scintigraphy with indium-labeled white blood cells has been reported to be sensitive and
specific in the diagnosis of low-grade sepsis of the musculoskeletal system. We reviewed …