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Appendicitis other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibodies may be helpful in the diagnosis of appendicitis.
Other Imaging Findings
Other Imaging Findings
Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibodies may be helpful in the diagnosis of appendicitis. Increased uptake of the Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibodies in the right lower quadrant after injection is mostly diagnostic of acute appendicitis.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Rypins EB, Kipper SL, Weiland F, Neal C, Line B, McDonald R, Klonecke A, Barron B, Palestro C, Waxman A, Bunker S, Carretta RF (2002). “99m Tc anti-CD 15 monoclonal antibody (LeuTech) imaging improves diagnostic accuracy and clinical management in patients with equivocal presentation of appendicitis”. Ann. Surg. 235 (2): 232–9. PMC 1422419. PMID 11807363.
- ↑ Kipper SL, Rypins EB, Evans DG, Thakur ML, Smith TD, Rhodes B (2000). “Neutrophil-specific 99mTc-labeled anti-CD15 monoclonal antibody imaging for diagnosis of equivocal appendicitis”. J. Nucl. Med. 41 (3): 449–55. PMID 10716317.
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