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  • Title: A false-positive indium-111 labeled leukocyte scintigram in a patient with a painful hip prosthesis.
    Author: Feldman N, Makler PT, Alavi A.
    Journal: Clin Nucl Med; 1986 Jan; 11(1):38-9. PubMed ID: 3943241.
    Abstract:
    A Tronzo hip prosthesis is designed to elicit an inflammatory reaction in order to promote prosthesis stability. A three-phased bone scan and Ga-67 imaging in conjunction with physical examination and laboratory findings failed to demonstrate evidence for osteomyelitis in a patient with a painful hip prosthesis, in whom images obtained with In-111-labeled leukocytes were positive. This observation demonstrated that the interpretation of the latter technique in demonstrating inflammation can cause a false impression of an infectious process.
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