[en] Currently there is not a single radionuclide method to detect and locate tubercular
lesions with high sensitivity and specificity. Conventional modalities (Microbiological …

Isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid) is one of the most effective agents in tuberculosis
therapy. Hence it was chosen as ligand for 99mTc labeling and imaging in the developed …

Several microbial, immunological, radiological and molecular investigations have been
employed in the management of Tuberculosis (TB). Most of these investigations have …

Purpose. The aim of this work was to develop specific radiopharmaceutical and to evaluate
its efficacy in human to detect and locate the tubercular lesion. Materials and Methods …

Two patients with active tuberculosis confirmed by chest radiography and positive sputum
smears were included in this study to determine whether a Tc-99m labeled agent, such as …

Objective Tuberculosis (TB) still remains the world's endemic infection. TB affects the lungs
and any part of the body other than the lung. The diagnosis of TB has not changed much …

Technetium-99m-MIBI Scintigraphy in Pulmonary Tuberculosi @ Page 1 culturing of sputum
(either spontaneous or induced) and bron chial washings or histological examination of …

Objective We studied the usefulness of 99m Tc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy
for differentiation between active and inactive pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods Thirty-six …

In this paper, data available on nuclear medicine imaging using commercially available
radiopharmaceuticals for the differentiation, staging, and prediction or assessment of the …

Thyroid imaging was performed using technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile and
technetium-99m pertechnetate in 58 patients. The 99m Tc-pertechnetate scans showed a …