Radioactive abscess scan

Alternative names
Abscess scan - radioactive; Radioactive abscess scan; Abscess scan

Definition
This test uses white blood cells tagged with radioactive indium and X-rays to find abscesses in the body.

see Abscess scan - radioactive

Johns Hopkins patient information

Last revised: December 6, 2012
by Simon D. Mitin, M.D.

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