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Chest X-ray


Abscess scan - radioactive

Alternative Names:
Radioactive abscess scan; Abscess scan

Normal Values:

Normal findings would show no abnormal accumulation of white blood cells.



What abnormal results mean:

An accumulation of white blood cells outside of the normal areas indicate either an abscess or other type of inflammatory process.




Review Date: 11/3/2004
Reviewed By: Jeffrey J. Brown, MD FACR, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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