Kinetics of99mtc-Pertechnetate Uptake in Healthy and Arthritic Knees
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 7 (4) , 199-202
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03009747809095654
Abstract
99mTertechnetate (99TcO4-) was injected intravenously in 7 healthy subjects and 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The uptake of isotope (99Tc) in both knee joint regions was traced continuously for 30 min from the time of injection. The isotope showed more rapid accumulation with increasing arthritic involvement of the knee, and the rate of uptake of 99TcO4-, in the knee region tallied with the clinical findings before and after treatment (14 RA patients). The findings indicate that the rate of99TcO4 uptake could serve as a useful complement to the more commonly used quantitative uptake of isotope. The two measures may possibly reflect different features of synovial inflammation.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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