Detection of aneurysms by gamma-camera imaging after injection of autologous labelled platelets.
Autologous platelet labelling was used to calculate platelet half-life in 860 patients with symptoms of coronary heart disease and/or peripheral vascular disease. Abnormal platelet deposition indicating an abdominal aortic aneurysm was found in 21 by gamma-camera imaging after reinjection of autologous indium-111 labelled platelets. Aneurysms detected by imaging were confirmed by angiography, computer tomography, and at subsequent surgery.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001792:Blood Platelets; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium