Sulesomab
Encyclopedia
Technetium sulesomab (trade name LeukoScan) is a mouse
monoclonal antibody labelled with technetium-99m
, a radionuclide
.
It is approved for the imaging of infections and inflammations in patients with suspected osteomyelitis
, and is being investigated for other purposes like the detection of soft tissue
infections.
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
monoclonal antibody labelled with technetium-99m
Technetium-99m
Technetium-99m is a metastable nuclear isomer of technetium-99, symbolized as 99mTc. The "m" indicates that this is a metastable nuclear isomer, i.e., that its half-life of 6 hours is considerably longer than most nuclear isomers that undergo gamma decay...
, a radionuclide
Radionuclide
A radionuclide is an atom with an unstable nucleus, which is a nucleus characterized by excess energy available to be imparted either to a newly created radiation particle within the nucleus or to an atomic electron. The radionuclide, in this process, undergoes radioactive decay, and emits gamma...
.
It is approved for the imaging of infections and inflammations in patients with suspected osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow...
, and is being investigated for other purposes like the detection of soft tissue
Soft tissue
In anatomy, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body, not being bone. Soft tissue includes tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, fibrous tissues, fat, and synovial membranes , and muscles, nerves and blood vessels .It is sometimes...
infections.