Detection of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients presenting with clinical symptoms suggesting DVT and pulmonary embolism (PE) with (99m)Tc-apcitide, a synthetic polypeptide, binding to glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors expressed on activated platelets is the objective of the study.
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria Auenbruggerplatz 15, A-8036, Graz, Austria. andreas.dunzinger@gmx.at