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what the risks are leukocyte scan, a leukocyte scan, nuclear scan, radioisotope test, using white blood cells, wbcs, tagged, radioactive material to locate areas of infection, inflammation, nuclear wbc scanning uses small amounts of radioactive materials, radioisotopes, attached to a sample of white blood cells, tagged white cells, returned, accumulate in areas of inflammation, infection an abscess, radiation emitted, detected by a scanner, revealing hidden sites of infection, inflammation, two vials of blood, withdrawn, a vein, white blood cells, separated, rest, the blood sample, mixed, a small amount, a radioisotope, indium-111, 3 hours later, tagged white blood cells, returned, injection into a vein, six, 24 hours later, body is scanned, lie on a table, scanner looks, an x-ray machine, detects radiation that is emitted, the body by the radioactive white blood cells, converts the detected radiation into an image, viewed on a screen, recorded on film, scan takes, 2 hours, scanner, hospital, performed on an outpatient basis, test is completed, no recovery time, special precautions, resume a normal diet, medications, there, no need, fasting, special diets, preliminary medications, must sign a consent form, wear a hospital gown, allowed to wear loose fitting clothing, metal fasteners, remove jewelry, dentures, metal, the scan, occasionally request that antibiotics be stopped, sharp prick, needle, blood sampling, again, the blood is returned to you, scan is painless, the table, asked, lie on hard, cold, not feel the radioactive material, wbc scan, often performed, the health care provider suspects a hidden infection, particularly useful, suspected infection, inflammation, the abdomen, test advised, is suspected pyelonephritis, abscess, osteomyelitis, advised, unexplained fever, particularly after surgery, a normal result is no localized accumulations of radioisotope-tagged wbcs, certain amount, in the liver, spleen, accumulate white blood cells, abnormal results, accumulations of radioisotope-tagged wbcs, indicating an area of active inflammation, infection, liver abscess, abdominal abscess risks, essentially the same risks, x-rays, radiation, blood tests, intravenous injections, very slight exposure to radiation, radioisotope, spleen, receives the highest dose of radiation, white blood cells, accumulate, in the spleen, radiation from these materials is very slight, materials decompose, become no longer radioactive, very short time, virtually all radioactivity is gone, 1, 2 days, no documented cases of injury from exposure to radioisotopes, scanner only detects radiation, does not emit any radiation, the slight radiation exposure, most nuclear scans, wbc scan, not recommended, pregnant, breastfeeding, radioisotope excreted in breast milk, minor risk that occurs whenever the body is penetrated, blood sampling, injection of materials, risk mainly involves, chance, infection, bleeding, site, risk, wbc scan is no greater than, blood is sampled, material is injected into a vein, reasons, extremely rarely, experience an allergic reaction, radioisotope, anaphylaxis person is extremely sensitive, substance, long delay, the person, scanned undesirable, critically ill people, tests, ct scan, ultrasound, required to confirm, inflammation, infection indicated, abnormal wbc scan, false-negative results, theoretically occur, a consequence of antibiotic usage, chronic infection, infection, in the liver, spleen, missed, normal wbc accumulation in these organs, false-positive results, many causes, not limited to, bleeding, presence of tubes, catheters, skin wounds, surgical incisions, wbc accumulations, in the lungs, does not necessarily indicate an infection, in the lungs.