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Cobalt-57 and technetium-99m-HMPAO-labeled leukocytes for visualization of ischemic infarcts.

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1998

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Henk Stevens, Christophe Van de Wiele, Patrick Santens, H. Jansen, Jacques De Reuck, Riet Dierckx, J. Korf
PubMed

Abstract

Uptake of cobalt and leukocytes in the peri-infarct tissue suggests that 57Co may visualize a component of the inflammatory response. Divalent 57Co may be convenient to predict clinical prognosis after stroke.