Immunoscintigraphy

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Immunoscintigraphy is a procedure used to find cancer cells in the body by injecting a radioactively labeled antibody, which binds predominantly to cancer cells and then scanning for concentrations of radioactive emissions.^[1]

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^ "Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancers: Immunoscintigraphy". 21 December 2004.

Medical testing : Medical imaging · Radiology · (ICD-9-CM V3 87–88, ICD-10-PCS B, CPT 70010–79999)

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