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Nuclear imaging can be used to detect appendicitis in the following two conditions: | Nuclear imaging can be used to detect appendicitis in the following two conditions: | ||
*Through a Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibody | *Through a Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibody | ||
*When no safety issues prevent the use of antibodies | *When no safety issues prevent the use of antibodies<ref>{{cite journal |author= Oyen,Wim J.G.; Boerman, Otto C.; Corstens, Frans H.M. |title=Imaging Acute Appendicitis: An Opportunity for Nuclear Medicine in the Surgical Emergency Room |journal=[[The Journal of Nuclear Medicine]] |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=456-458 |year=2000 |month=March |pmid=|pmc=|doi= |url=http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/41/3/456.full.pdf}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]
Overview
Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibodies can be used in nuclear imaging to confirm appendicitis.
Other Imaging Findings
Nuclear Imaging
Nuclear imaging can be used to detect appendicitis in the following two conditions:
- Through a Tc-99m labeled anti-CD15 antibody
- When no safety issues prevent the use of antibodies[1]
References
- ↑ Oyen,Wim J.G.; Boerman, Otto C.; Corstens, Frans H.M. (2000). "Imaging Acute Appendicitis: An Opportunity for Nuclear Medicine in the Surgical Emergency Room" (PDF). The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 41 (3): 456–458. Unknown parameter
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