A FALSE-POSITIVE SCAN FOR TESTICULAR TORSION AND FALSE-NEGATIVE SCAN FOR EPIDIDYMITIS

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作者
ROSENSON, AS
ALI, A
FORDHAM, EW
CHAVIANO, A
机构
[1] RUSH PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKES MED CTR,DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL & NUCL MED,UROL SECT,CHICAGO,IL 60612
[2] RUSH PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKES MED CTR,DEPT SURG,UROL SECT,CHICAGO,IL 60612
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10.1097/00003072-199012000-00001
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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A 17-year-old boy underwent a radionuclide scan for testicular torsion. The scan demonstrated a cold defect with a warm ring, indicating a ''missed'' testicular torsion. Operative findings, however, demonstrated epididymitis. A false-positive radionuclide study is described in a patient with epididymitis and the literature of scintigraphy in testicular torsion is reviewed.
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页码:863 / 864
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