Localization and diagnosis of septic endoprosthesis infection by using 99mtc-hmpao labelled leucocytes

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-28

  Wolf, G ^a   Aigner, R M ^a   Schwarz, T ^a   Lorbach, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

99mTc HMPAO; Endoprosthesis; Infection; Leucocytes

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER JOINT; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 1842866719     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200301000-00011     Document Type: Article

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