Prognostic relevance of pancreatic uptake of technetium-99m labelled human polyclonal immunoglobulins in patients with type 1 diabetes

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 503-508

  Barone, Raffaella ^a   Procaccini, Enrica ^a   Chianelli, Marco ^a   Annovazzi, Alessio ^a   Fiore, Vincenzo ^e   Hawa, Mohammed ^b   Nardi, Giampaolo ^a   Ronga, Giuseppe ^a   Pozzilli, Paolo ^b,c   Signore, A ^e   Pozzilli, P ^e   Visalli, N ^e   Baroni, M G ^e   Buzzetti, R ^e   Nistico L ^e   Fioriti, E ^e   Mesturino, C ^e   Valente, L ^e   Cavallo, M G ^e   Multari, G ^e   Suppa, M A ^e   De Mattia, G C ^e   Cassone Faldetta, M ^e   Laurenti, O ^e   Lucentini, L ^e   Matteoli, M C ^e   Crino A ^e   Teodonio, C ^e   Amoretti, R ^e   Ruggeri, M ^e   Tombesi, M ^e   Pisano, L ^e   Pennafina, M G ^e   Suraci, C ^e   Boscherini, B ^e   Fonte, M T ^e   Manca Bitti, M L ^e   Stoduto, S ^e   Marietti, G ^e   Ferrazzoli, F ^e   Bizzarri, C ^e   Pitocco, F ^e   Ghirlanda, G ^e   more..

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Inflammation; Insulin dependent diabetes; Insulitis; Radiolabelled immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; PANCREAS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; REMISSION;

EID: 15644365900     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590050250     Document Type: Article

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