A method for assessing phagocyte clearance rates in man.
By comparing the clearance rates of ICG and 99mTc-sulphur colloid from the blood stream, it has been possible to provide a method for assessing the phagocytic activity of the reticulo-endothelial system in man.
D000328:Adult; D003102:Colloids; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010827:Physiology / Q000379:methods*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism
D003102:Colloids; D013455:Sulfur; D007208:Indocyanine Green