Imaging Seminal Vesiculitis with Tc-99m Ciprofloxacin

The authors describe Tc-99m ciprofloxacin SPECT imaging and corresponding magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of a patient with a prostatitis syndrome, in whom seminal vesiculitis was finally diagnosed. Tc-99m ciprofloxacin imaging can detect areas of active bacterial infection. It is difficult to accurately classify patients with a prostatitis syndrome, because valid diagnostic tests are rare and the treatment is often empirical. Visualization of acute seminal vesiculitis in patients with a prostatitis syndrome, made possible with Tc-99m ciprofloxacin imaging, should improve diagnostic accuracy.