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  • Title: Comparative evaluation of renal transplant rejection with radioiodinated fibrinogen 99mTc-sulfur collid, and 67Ga-citrate.
    Author: George EA, Codd JE, Newton WT, Haibach H, Donati RM.
    Journal: J Nucl Med; 1976 Mar; 17(3):175-80. PubMed ID: 765436.
    Abstract:
    The diagnostic accuracy, ease, and technical feasibility of imaging with 131I-or 125 I-fibrinogen, 99mTc-sulfur colloid, and 67 Ga-citrate in renal transplant rejection are compared. Radiofibrinogen data resulted from literature review, radiocolloid data from 125 studies in 52 transplant patients, and gallium citrate data from 24 examinations in seven renal transplant patients performed simultaneously with the radiocolloid studied. Specificity of graft labeling during rejection appears to be similar with radiofibrinogen, 99mTc-sulfur colloid, and 67Ga-citrate. For routine clinical use 99mTc-sulfur colloid surpasses radiofibrinogen and radiogallium because of its better imaging qualities with a permissible radiation dose, leading to better separation of positive and negative results. The 99mTc-sulfur colloid accumulates in areas of intravascular fibrin thrombosis in acute and chronic rejecting renal transplants. Hence, the mechanisms for accumulation of 99mTc-sulfur colloid and labeled fibrinogen in rejecting transplants would seem to be similar. Such physiologic properties as rapid blood clearance and such physical properties as short physical half-life combine to produce reliable graft visualization with adequate definition, thus favoring 99mTc-sulfur colloid as the single agent of choice for clinical evaluation of renal transplant rejection at this time.
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