Radionuclide scrotal imaging. Experience of 200 cases

Radionuclide scrotal imaging with technetium-99m sodium pertechnetate has been used to assist in the evaluation of acute scrotal pain, with or without swelling. Utilization of this study in patients presenting with an acute scrotum can differentiate acute testicular torsion from acute epididymitis. It can also aid in the other aspects of diferrential diagnosis in patients presenting with a painful scrotum or a scrotal mass. In this paper, our further experience in 200 patients is reported. The results of these scrotal images have been found to aid the clinician in managing their patients. We conclude that radionuclide scrotal imaging is an easy, reliable method to evaluate the diseases related to the testicle or scrotum, and should be performed as an emergency procedure in patients with acute scrotal pain and/or swelling