Imaging of low-grade bone infection with a technetium-99m labelled monoclonal anti-NCA-90 Fab' fragment in patients with previous joint surgery

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 547-551

  Ivaneeviae V ^a   Perka, C ^a   Hasart, O ^a   Sandrock, D ^a   Munz, D ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigranulocyte antibody fragment; Immunoscintigraphy; Joint surgery; Low grade bone infection; MN3 Fab'

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY NCA 90; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP INJURY; HIP SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; INFLAMMATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; JOINT SURGERY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGING; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036201987     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-001-0744-7     Document Type: Article

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