Abscess Scan - Radioactive
Alternate Names : Abscess Scan, Radioactive Abscess Scan
Definition This test uses white blood cells tagged with radioactive indium and X-rays to find abscesses in the body.
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Why is the Test Performed?
This test is used to identify an abscess in the body when a person has signs and symptoms of sepsis, or your health care provider wants to know the cause of surgical complications.
White blood cells are the body's means of fighting infection, and this test enables your health care provider to follow these cells and see if they are accumulating around a site of infection. It is expected that there will be groupings of white blood cells in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, but if groupings of cells exist elsewhere, an abscess or other inflammatory process is possible.
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