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Radionuclide Meckelogram with particular reference to false-positive results
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|July 1, 1979
Summary
Technetium Tc-99m pertechnetate abdominal imaging is sensitive for detecting Meckel's diverticulum but can yield false positives. This report details two such cases and reviews previously reported false-positive findings.
Area of Science:
- Nuclear medicine
- Gastrointestinal imaging
- Pediatric surgery
Background:
- Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly.
- 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy is a primary diagnostic tool.