Imaging endocarditis with Tc-99m-labeled antibody--an experimental study: concise communication

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5211066

Wong, D W; Dhawan, V K; Tanaka, T; Mishkin, F S; Reese, I C; Thadepalli, H

The sensitivity and specificity of Tc-99m-labeled antibacterial antibody (Tc-99m Ab) for detecting bacterial endocarditis were evaluated in an experimental model. Rabbit-produced antistaphylococcal antibody was extracted using Rivanol and chemically labeled with Tc-99m. This Tc-99m Ab was injected intravenously in New Zealand rabbits 24 hr after producing Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis of the aortic valve. Imaging and tissue analyses were performed on the following day. All 11 animals developed S. aureus aortic-valve vegetations and showed increased uptake of Tc-99m Ab at the aortic valve, 118 times higher than at the uninfected tricuspid valve. Although high hepatic radioactivity and anatomic uncertainties interfered with in vivo delineation of these lesions, images of the excised hearts showed all affected valves. Two rabbits inoculated with Escherichia coli did not develop endocarditis and had little uptake of Tc-99m Ab, while six rabbits with enterococcal endocarditis had no uptake of the Tc-99m Ab in their vegetations. The findings suggest potential value of Tc-99m Ab on the rapid diagnosis of endocarditis.

• Research Organization: Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School, University of California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 5211066
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 23:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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