RESULTS Soft-tissue abscesses had been suspected in 13 of the patients referred to us
following surgical intervention after accidents and osteomyelitis in 10 of them.! m …

A prospective study of 106 orthopedic patients was performed for the detection of infection in
the early postoperative stage using 99mTc-labeled murine Mabs directed against epitopes …

To determine the value of immunoscintigraphy (IS) with antigranulocyte monoclonal
antibodies (Mab) in the diagnosis of subacute or chronic infection of hip prostheses, we …

Detection of Soft-Tissue Infections and Osteomyelitis Using a Technetium-99m-Labeled Anti-Granulocyte
Monoclonal Antibody Fragme Page 1 Detection of Soft-Tissue Infections and Osteomyelitis …

RESULTS The presence of infection was identifiedin 12 patients five patients with
osteomyelitis and seven with prostheses infections, two in hip prostheses and five in knee …

Methods: Thirty-five orthopedic patients with suspected musculo skeletal infection were
examined using three radionuclide tech niques in sequence: triphasic bone scintigraphy,"" …

Scintigraphy with indium-labeled white blood cells has been reported to be sensitive and
specific in the diagnosis of low-grade sepsis of the musculoskeletal system. We reviewed …

Scintigraphy was used after injection of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP)
and indium-111-labeled white blood cells (WBCs) to assess for the presence of …

This clinical study was based on the experimental results reported in the two preceding
papers, showing that the highly selective affinity of the 123 I-anti-CEA monoclonal antibody …

Low-grade bone infection represents a serious clinical problem. Diagnostic options are often
insufficient, yet the therapeutic implications of proven disease are important, especially in …