Technetium (99mTc) sulesomab
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| CAS Number | 167747-19-5 |
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Technetium (99mTc) sulesomab (trade name LeukoScan) is a mouse monoclonal antibody[1] labelled with technetium-99m, a radionuclide, for imaging with a gamma camera.
It is approved for the imaging of infections and inflammations in patients with suspected osteomyelitis,[2] and is being investigated for other purposes like the detection of soft tissue infections.[3]
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- ↑ WHO Drug Information
- ↑ EMEA: Summary of product characteristics (LeukoScan) Archived 2006-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Technetium-99m-Labelled Sulesomab (LeukoScan) in the Evaluation of Soft Tissue Infections".Medical Principles and Practice.2008;17(6)
- 447–52.doi:10.1159/000151565.PMID:18836272.
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