Published March 1988
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Journal article
Lupus myocarditis: case report
- 1. Deborah Heart Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ (USA)
Description
Although gallium-67 (67Ga) accumulates in both neoplastic and inflammatory tissues, indium-111 (111In) labeled leukocytes are seen only in inflammatory cells. Indium-111-labeled leukocytes therefore are a useful agent in the noninvasive differentiation of inflammatory tissue from neoplastic tissue. This case is an interesting example of the use of 111In-labeled leukocytes to make that differentiation
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Journal Volume
- 16
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
- Journal Page Range
- 17-21
- ISSN
- 0091-4916
- CODEN
- JNMTB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20026674
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIAGNOSIS; GALLIUM 67; HEART; INDIUM 111; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTES; LUPUS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; SCINTISCANNING; VASCULAR DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- BACTERIAL DISEASES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CELLS; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; GALLIUM ISOTOPES; INDIUM ISOTOPES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; SKIN DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS