Immunoscintigraphy

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]

References

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

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

X-ray/
medical radiography/
Industrial radiography

Medical:	Pneumoencephalography Dental radiography Sialography Myelography CXR Bronchography AXR KUB DXA/DXR Upper gastrointestinal series/Small-bowel follow-through/Lower gastrointestinal series Cholangiography/Cholecystography Mammography Pyelogram Cystography Arthrogram Hysterosalpingography Skeletal survey Angiography Angiocardiography Aortography Venography Lymphogram

Industrial:	Radiographic testing

3D / XCT

Medical:	CT pulmonary angiogram Computed tomography of the heart Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis Virtual colonoscopy CT angiography Computed tomography of the head Quantitative computed tomography Spiral computed tomography High resolution CT Whole body imaging Full-body CT scan X-ray microtomography Electron beam tomography

Industrial:	Industrial computed tomography

Other

MRI

Ultrasound

Radionuclide

2D / scintigraphy

Cholescintigraphy Scintimammography Ventilation/perfusion scan Radionuclide ventriculography Radionuclide angiography Radioisotope renography Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy Radioactive iodine uptake test Bone scintigraphy Immunoscintigraphy

Full body:	Octreotide scan Gallium 67 scan Indium-111 WBC scan

3D / ECT

SPECT gamma ray: Myocardial perfusion imaging

PET (positron):	Brain PET Cardiac PET PET mammography PET-CT

Optical laser

Thermography

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Immunoscintigraphy

See also

References