Immunoscintigraphy of atherosclerotic uncomplicated lesions in vivo with a monoclonal antibody against D-dimers of insoluble fibrin

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-175

  Ciavolella, Massimo ^a   Tavolaro, Rosanna ^a   Taurino, Maurizio ^a   Di Loreto, Mario ^b   Greco, Cesare ^a   Sbarigia, Enrico ^a   Casini, Alessandro ^b   Speziale, Francesco ^a   Scopinaro, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Menarini Ricerche SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Monoclonal antifibrin antibodies; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB')2 FRAGMENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; STROKE;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOIMMUNODETECTION; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 0032989390     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00272-X     Document Type: Article

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