Imaging Osteomyelitis with Tc-99m-Labeled Antigranulocyte Antibody Fab' Fragments

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 643-647

  Von Rothenburg, Thomas ^a   Schaffstein, Josef ^a   Ludwig, Jörn ^b   Vehling, Dirk ^a   Köster, Odo ^a   Schmid, Gebhard ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Department of Orthopedics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bones; Immunoscintigraphy; Leucoscan; Osteomyelitis; Tc 99m labeled monoclonal antibody Fab fragments

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; SULESOMAB TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY IMMU MN3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY IMMU-MN3; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROTEUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 1442284839     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200308000-00004     Document Type: Article

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