title: 99mTc-labelled anti NCA-95 antibodies in prosthetic heart valve endocarditis.
abstract: A 54-y old women with earlier replacement of the mitral and aortic valves and clinical signs of localized endocarditis was studied with 99mTc-labelled anti NCA-95 antibody. Whereas echocardiographic findings were negative, increased radionuclide uptake was observed left parasternal over the mitral valve as a sign of prosthetic valve endocarditis. This result could be confirmed by a similar study with leukocytes labelled in vitro with 111In-oxine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, I, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, FRG.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bair
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Volkholz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D007962:Leukocytes; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D015125:Oxyquinoline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; C032950:indium oxine; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015125:Oxyquinoline