Quiz: Immune system

In-111 and Tc-99m-labeled white blood cells (WBC) accumulation have been observed in all of the following conditions/sites EXCEPT:

Tc-99m and In-111-labeled leukocyte imaging (WBC) are established procedures for diagnosing inflammation and infection. All of the following wounds appear as areas of intense activity on WBC images EXCEPT:

Flow imaging is an essential part of all of the following nuclear medicine procedures EXCEPT:

Tc-99m-labeled leukocytes and Tc-99m sulfur colloid accumulate in the reticuloendothelial cells of the bone marrow. The distribution of marrow activity is similar for both radiopharmaceuticals with the exception of an acute or chronic bone infection. Osteomyelitis:

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) can be caused by all of the following disorders/factors EXCEPT:

All of the following scintigraphic methods are often used in the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO) EXCEPT

Radiopharmaceuticals used in imaging of infection and inflammation accumulate in the region of interest because of the locally changed physiologic conditions. An infectious/inflammatory process is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

In which of the following causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) diagnostic leukocyte scintigraphy may be especially valuable?

To lessen the ability for the development of human anti-mouse antibodies (HAMA), it is possible to retain the immunospecific portion of the antibody that has been encoded as a murine protein, while replacing a large portion of the remainder of the mouse immunoglobulin g (IgG) molecule with:

Human antimurine antibody (HAMA) is being produced when: