Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe
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Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur · Jan 2019
Scintigraphy with 99mTc-HMPAO labeled leukocytes is still an accurate and convenient tool to rule out suspected inflammatory bowel disease in children.
Abdominal pain is a common complaint in children and its differential diagnosis includes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of scintigraphy with 99mTechnetium Hexamethylpropyleneamine Oxime (99mTc-HMPAO) labeled leukocytes in children with suspected IBD. ⋯ Scintigraphy with 99mTc-HMPAO labeled leukocytes in children with suspected IBD has high accuracy and offers a non-invasive option for detecting the presence of gastrointestinal inflammation. Scintigraphy is a powerful non-invasive decision-making tool in the management of suspected IBD that may spare a greater proportion of children of more invasive and demanding examinations.