Splenic focal defect produced by barium in the colon

We conclude that ¹¹¹In chloride scanning is potentially useful in the workup of the febrile patient in whom a localized inflammatory process is suspected. In spite of the reported reduced target to non target ratio compared to ⁶⁷Ga citrate, it may be especially helpful in subdiaphragmatic lesions in patients in whom bowel cleansing is difficult and in areas where false positive gallium imaging is common. The increased uptake around a transplanted kidney may be due to reticuloendothelial hyperplasia and does not indicate impaired renal function or renal rejection.