Immunoassay - is there a future role for nuclear medicine

In this article with 174 references the evolution, current status, and potential future of immunoassay technology in the clinical laboratory are considered. Current and future applications of these methods are also considered. This article is not intended to be a review; rather it is an attempt to examine the role nuclear medicine may play in the future application of these techniques. In addition, while recognizing the dangers inherent in treating so much material superficially, the author attempts to document the ideas discussed to that the reader may turn to more detailed literature if stimulated to do so