DISCUSSION Localization of IMP by melanomas is a result of its incorporation into cells
actively producing melanin (5). This has been demonstrated in cell cultures of both …

RESULTS A preliminary experiment was designed to test IMP incorporation by pigmented
and nonmelanotic mela noma cell lines compared with several controls. Equal numbers of …

Visualization of Ocular Melanoma Page 1 n recent years, N-isopropyl-p-('231)-iodoampheta
mine ([â€23I]IMP)has been widely used in cerebral blood perfusion imaging for the evaluation …

Usefulness of N-isopropyl-pI-123 iodoamphetamine (I-123 IMP) for the detection of
malignant melanoma and malignant lymphoma is well known. 1–7 The appropriate interval …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of single photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) images with N-isopropyl-p-[123I]-iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) as a …

Background Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images with N-
isopropyl-p-[123 I]-iodoamphetamine (123 I-IMP) have recently been used for the sensitive …

Visualizing Ocular Melanoma Using Iodine-123-N- (2-Diethylaminoethyl)4-Iodobenzamide
SPECT Page 1 7. Goldcnberg DM, ed. Cancer therapy with radiolabeled antibodies. Boca …

Earlier investigations showed that N-isopropyl-p-123I-iodoamphetamine SPECT (123I-IMP
SPECT) is useful for the diagnosis of uveal malignant melanoma, whereas the feasibility and …

Ocular melanoma has been studied with various radionuclides, but there is no report of
ocular melanoma showing Tc-99m MIBI and Tc-99m HMPAO uptake. Because Tc-99m …

The diagnostic significance of several radiopharmaceuticals for malignant uveal melanoma
has been discussed in the past decade. In our study, 99 patients with clinically suspected …