^99mTc-labelled leucocytes

Clinical Evaluation	Leucocytic infiltration
Type of Imaging	Scintigraphy
Grade of Recommendation	B (generally recommended)
Level of Evidence	well-designed NM recommendations
Effective Dose	11.0 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference	Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons... read more Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update). Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3280 Lauri C, Tamminga M, Glaudemans A, Juarez Orozco LE, Erba PA, Jutte PC, et al. Detection of Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot by Imaging Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing MRI, White Blood Cell Scintigraphy, and FDG-PET. Diabetes Care. 2017; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061645 read less
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Clinical Evaluation
Leucocytic infiltration
Type of Imaging
Scintigraphy
Grade of Recommendation
B (generally recommended)
Level of Evidence
well-designed NM recommendations
Effective Dose
11.0 µSv/MBq
Bibliographic Reference
Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons... read more Lipsky BA, Senneville E, Abbas ZG, Aragon-Sanchez J, Diggle M, Embil JM, et al. Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update). Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3280 Lauri C, Tamminga M, Glaudemans A, Juarez Orozco LE, Erba PA, Jutte PC, et al. Detection of Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot by Imaging Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing MRI, White Blood Cell Scintigraphy, and FDG-PET. Diabetes Care. 2017; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061645 read less
Guide to Nuclear Medicine
Read the corresponding chapter