Indium-111 labelled platelets in diagnosis of leg-vein thrombosis: preliminary findings.
Platelets from eight patients thought clinically to have deep venous thrombosis were labbelled with indium-111 and reinjected. Subsequent scanning of the patients with a wholebody scanner and imaging with a gammacamera showed focal accumulation of the label at five sites in four legs, which correlated precisely with the sites of venous thrombi identified by ascending venography. This technique is a useful addition to methods for diagnosis venous thrombosis.
D001792:Blood Platelets; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium