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An evaluation of 99mTc-MIBI imaging of Kaposi's Sarcoma in AIDS patients

Thesis (D.Tech.: Radiography)-Dept. of Radiography, Durban Institute of Technology, 2006
xxiii, 166 leaves / The purpose of this study was to evaluate 99mTc- methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) imaging, in terms of sensitivity and specificity, for non invasively detecting extracutaneous involvement of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) and for differentiating pulmonary infection from malignancy in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients before and after treatment. Current investigations are invasive.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:dut/oai:localhost:10321/124
Date January 2006
CreatorsPeer, Fawzia Ismail
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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