Abstract
Immunoscintigraphy with a technetium-99m murine monoclonal IgG{sub 1} antibody directed against non-specific cross-reacting antigen (NCA-95) and carcinoembryonic antigen was performed with 20 patients with suspected subacute infective endocarditis (SIE) and 6 controls with suspected inflammatory/infectious disease elsewhere in the body. Immunoscintigraphy and echocardiography localised SIE in 11 of 15 patients in whom the disease could be confirmed. In 4 patients with validated SIE, the immunoscan was abnormal, and the echocardiogram was normal. In another 4 patients, the result was exactly the opposite. These findings suggest that the combination of immunoscintigraphy and echocardiography improves diagnostic efficacy in patients with suspected SIE. (orig.).
Munz, D L;
Sandrock, D;
Emrich, D;
[1]
Morguet, A J;
Heim, A;
Sold, G;
Figulla, H R;
Kreuzer, H
[2]
- Goettingen Univ. (Germany). Abt. fuer Nuklearmedizin
- Goettingen Univ. (Germany). Abt. fuer Kardiologie und Pulmonologie
Citation Formats
Munz, D L, Sandrock, D, Emrich, D, Morguet, A J, Heim, A, Sold, G, Figulla, H R, and Kreuzer, H.
Radioimmunoimaging of subacute infective endocarditis using a technetium-99m monoclonal granulocyte-specific antibody.
Germany: N. p.,
1991.
Web.
Munz, D L, Sandrock, D, Emrich, D, Morguet, A J, Heim, A, Sold, G, Figulla, H R, & Kreuzer, H.
Radioimmunoimaging of subacute infective endocarditis using a technetium-99m monoclonal granulocyte-specific antibody.
Germany.
Munz, D L, Sandrock, D, Emrich, D, Morguet, A J, Heim, A, Sold, G, Figulla, H R, and Kreuzer, H.
1991.
"Radioimmunoimaging of subacute infective endocarditis using a technetium-99m monoclonal granulocyte-specific antibody."
Germany.
@misc{etde_5013397,
title = {Radioimmunoimaging of subacute infective endocarditis using a technetium-99m monoclonal granulocyte-specific antibody}
author = {Munz, D L, Sandrock, D, Emrich, D, Morguet, A J, Heim, A, Sold, G, Figulla, H R, and Kreuzer, H}
abstractNote = {Immunoscintigraphy with a technetium-99m murine monoclonal IgG{sub 1} antibody directed against non-specific cross-reacting antigen (NCA-95) and carcinoembryonic antigen was performed with 20 patients with suspected subacute infective endocarditis (SIE) and 6 controls with suspected inflammatory/infectious disease elsewhere in the body. Immunoscintigraphy and echocardiography localised SIE in 11 of 15 patients in whom the disease could be confirmed. In 4 patients with validated SIE, the immunoscan was abnormal, and the echocardiogram was normal. In another 4 patients, the result was exactly the opposite. These findings suggest that the combination of immunoscintigraphy and echocardiography improves diagnostic efficacy in patients with suspected SIE. (orig.).}
journal = {European Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (Germany)}
volume = {18:12}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Radioimmunoimaging of subacute infective endocarditis using a technetium-99m monoclonal granulocyte-specific antibody}
author = {Munz, D L, Sandrock, D, Emrich, D, Morguet, A J, Heim, A, Sold, G, Figulla, H R, and Kreuzer, H}
abstractNote = {Immunoscintigraphy with a technetium-99m murine monoclonal IgG{sub 1} antibody directed against non-specific cross-reacting antigen (NCA-95) and carcinoembryonic antigen was performed with 20 patients with suspected subacute infective endocarditis (SIE) and 6 controls with suspected inflammatory/infectious disease elsewhere in the body. Immunoscintigraphy and echocardiography localised SIE in 11 of 15 patients in whom the disease could be confirmed. In 4 patients with validated SIE, the immunoscan was abnormal, and the echocardiogram was normal. In another 4 patients, the result was exactly the opposite. These findings suggest that the combination of immunoscintigraphy and echocardiography improves diagnostic efficacy in patients with suspected SIE. (orig.).}
journal = {European Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (Germany)}
volume = {18:12}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}