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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
The ability of 99mtechnetium labelled nonspecific, polyclonal human immunoglobulin G (99mTc-IgG) scintigraphy to depict and quantify synovial inflammation was studied in 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). All patients were injected with 350 MBq 99mTc-IgG and imaging was performed 4 h later. This resulted in excellent images of inflamed synovium. Scores for 99mTc-IgG joint scintigraphy correlated highly with scores for joint swelling and C-reactive protein levels, weakly with pain scores and not with radiographic scores of joint destruction. These results suggest that 99mTc-IgG joint scintigraphy may provide an objective test to detect synovitis and measure the activity of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0315-162X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1371-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
99mTc human immunoglobulin scintigraphy--a reliable method to detect joint activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article