Technetium (99mTc) sulesomab
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| Type | Fab' fragment |
| Source | Mouse |
| Target | NCA-90 (granulocyte cell antigen) |
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Technetium (99mTc) sulesomab (trade name LeukoScan) is a mouse monoclonal antibody[1] labelled with technetium-99m, a radionuclide, for imaging with a gamma camera.
It is approved for the imaging of infections and inflammations in patients with suspected osteomyelitis,[2] and is being investigated for other purposes like the detection of soft tissue infections.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ WHO Drug Information
- ^ EMEA: Summary of product characteristics (LeukoScan) Archived 2006-11-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Quigley, A. M.; Gnanasegaran, G.; Buscombe, J. R.; Hilson, A. J. W. (2008). "Technetium-99m-Labelled Sulesomab (LeukoScan) in the Evaluation of Soft Tissue Infections". Medical Principles and Practice. 17 (6): 447–52. doi:10.1159/000151565. PMID 18836272.
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