Edward B. Silberstein

Radionuclide imaging of Meckel's diverticulum in children.

Fifty-eight children were studied for the presence of Meckels diverticulum by scintigraphy with 99m Tc-pertechnetate. Meckels diverticulum was found at surgery in 6 of 6 patients with positive radionuclide studies and in 2 of 48 patients with negative studies. Four studies could not be interpreted because of widespread intestinal activity. Using the criteria described in this paper, false-positive readings did not occur.