Technetium-99m-White Blood Cell-Specific Imaging Agent Developed from Platelet Factor 4 to Detect Infection

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 673-679

  Moyer, Brian R ^a   Vallabhajosula, Shankar ^b   Lister James, John ^b   Bush, Larry R ^b   Cyr, John E ^b   Snow, Debra A ^b   Bastidas, Diego ^b   Lipszyc, Helena ^b   Dean, Richard T ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infection imaging platelet factor 4; Leukocytes; Technetium 99m P483H

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GALLIUM; INDIUM; PROTEIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; SUGAR ACID; TECHNETIUM; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX; TECHNETIUM TC 99M GLUCEPTATE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M P483H; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEUKOCYTE; RABBIT; SCINTISCANNING; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOCAL INFECTION; GALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; INDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEUKOCYTES; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PLATELET FACTOR 4; PROTEINS; RABBITS; SUGAR ACIDS; TECHNETIUM; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030117420     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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