Why certain dyes are useful for localizing the sentinel lymph node

C Tsopelas, R Sutton - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
Location of the sentinel lymph node in malignant melanoma and early breast cancer patients
requires separate injections of radiocolloid and blue dye. These agents are administered at …

Particle size analysis of 99mTc-labeled and unlabeled antimony trisulfide and rhenium sulfide colloids intended for lymphoscintigraphic application

C Tsopelas - Journal of nuclear medicine, 2001 - Soc Nuclear Med
Colloidal particle size is an important characteristic to consider when choosing a
radiopharmaceutical for mapping sentinel nodes in lymphoscintigraphy. Methods: Photon correlation …

[HTML][HTML] Radiotracers used for the scintigraphic detection of infection and inflammation

C Tsopelas - The Scientific World Journal, 2015 - hindawi.com
Over the last forty years, a small group of commercial radiopharmaceuticals have found
their way into routine medical use, for the diagnostic imaging of patients with infection or …

[HTML][HTML] APOMAB®, a La-specific monoclonal antibody, detects the apoptotic tumor response to life-prolonging and DNA-damaging chemotherapy

F Al-Ejeh, JM Darby, C Tsopelas, D Smyth, J Manavis… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Antineoplastic therapy may impair the survival of malignant cells to produce cell
death. Consequently, direct measurement of tumor cell death in vivo is a highly desirable …

Regenerating lizard tails: a new model for investigating lymphangiogenesis

CB Daniels, BC Lewis, C Tsopelas… - The FASEB …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Impaired lymphatic drainage in human limbs causes the debilitating swelling termed
lymphoedema. In mammals, known growth factors involved in the control of lymphangiogenesis (…

[PDF][PDF] Gallium-67 complexes as radioactive markers to assess gastric and colonic transit

…, BE Chatterton, S Penglis, C Tsopelas - Journal of Nuclear …, 1995 - Soc Nuclear Med
67-EDTA showed &rrHiarpartitioningin the lIquidphase of the gastñcemi*@ ingmodel
compared w@ i 11@ In-DWA Conclusion: Gallium-67-citrateis an economicaland readily …

99mTc–Evans Blue Dye for Mapping Contiguous Lymph Node Sequences and Discriminating the Sentinel Lymph Node in an Ovine Model

C Tsopelas, E Bevington, J Kollias, S Shibli… - Annals of surgical …, 2006 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of 99m Tc–Evans blue for
discriminating the sentinel lymph node in multitiered lymph node sequences by using an …

Host immune response determines visceral hyperalgesia in a rat model of post-inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome

B Adam, C Tsopelas, T Liebregts… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with visceral hyperalgesia and
frequently occurs after a transient gastrointestinal infection. Only a proportion of patients with …

Sentinel node biopsy and lymphoscintigraphy with a technetium 99m labeled blue dye in a rabbit model

R Sutton, C Tsopelas, J Kollias, BE Chatterton… - Surgery, 2002 - Elsevier
Background. Lymphatic mapping for sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer and melanoma
usually involves initial peritumoral injection of a radioisotope, gamma camera detection of the …

A simple and effective technique to reduce staff exposure during the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals

C Tsopelas, PJ Collins, C Blefari - Journal of nuclear medicine …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
Objective:In the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals, staff receive considerable radiation
exposure to the hands during withdrawal of activity from the elution vial, from a combination of …