Published September 1982
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Journal article
Nuclear imaging in the pediatric acute scrotum
- 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicne and Dentistry, NY
Description
The acute scrotum in the pediatric patient frequently presents a diagnostic dilemma for even the most experienced clinician. In an effort to improve testicular salvage in equivocal cases, immediate surgical intervention has been recommended, despite a large number of unnecessary explorations. Evaluating the sodium pertechnetate /sup 99m/Tc radioisotopic scan in 46 boys, we found this study to be a rapid, reliable, sensitive, and noninvasive test that allows the selection of those patients who require immediate surgical intervention
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Am. J. Dis. Child.
- Journal Volume
- 136
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Series
- Am. J. Dis. Child.
- Journal Page Range
- 831-835
- ISSN
- 0002-922X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14750532
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIAGNOSIS; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; MALE GENITALS; PATHOLOGY; PATIENTS; PEDIATRICS; SCINTISCANNING; TECHNETIUM 99; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES