CASE 109 A 41-year-old man presents with persistent bacteremia and fevers despite antibiotic treatment. Fig. 109.1 Whole-body planar image, anterior and posterior projections, 111In-WBCs on the posterior view. SPECT images (Figs. 109.2 and 109.3) localize the spine focus to the vertebral bodies. Fig. 109.2 Whole-body SPECT, coronal projection, 111In-WBCs. Fig. 109.3 Whole-body SPECT, sagittal projection, 111In-WBCs. Fig. 109.4 Thoracic spine, sagittal projection, mRI. • A 0.5 mCi dose of 111In-WBCs is injected intravenously 24 hours before imaging. • Whole-body planar imaging (Fig. 109.1) and whole-body SPECT imaging (Figs. 109.2 and 109.3) with a dual-detector gamma camera
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