| Medical science needs more reliable means of | | | | also has its minuses. |
| diagnosing appendicitis. Commonly misdiagnosed and | | | | However, a new, revolutionary scanning agent is now |
| mistreated, appendicitis is a very problematic internal | | | | available for medical professionals. Neutrospec is a |
| disease that requires special attention and prompt | | | | latest generation technique that promises to solve the |
| medical intervention. Due to the fact that appendicitis | | | | existent issues in the process of diagnosing |
| usually generates vague, non-specific symptoms, | | | | appendicitis. Neutrospec is a radio-labeled antibody that |
| doctors are faced with a real challenge when it comes | | | | sticks to the membrane of white blood cells once it is |
| to diagnosing this type of disease. Lack of outwardly | | | | injected inside the blood stream. The labeled white |
| visible, clear appendicitis manifestations often leads to | | | | blood cells then indicate the site of infection, thus |
| delayed medical intervention or, more commonly, | | | | helping doctors in diagnosing various types of internal |
| unnecessary surgery. Recent studies indicate that the | | | | disorders that involve bacterial infections. The |
| great majority of appendectomies are performed on | | | | radio-labeled antibodies can be easily monitored with |
| healthy patients as a result of misdiagnosis. | | | | the means of a gamma camera, requiring no additional |
| The unspecific character of appendicitis symptoms | | | | medical equipment. Unlike other blood scanning agents, |
| renders clinical examinations inconclusive in revealing | | | | Neutrospec allows doctors to monitor the activity of |
| clear signs of the disease. In addition to routine physical | | | | white blood cells right after the radio-labeled antibodies |
| examinations and blood analyses, doctors often rely on | | | | are introduced inside the body. Apart from being easy |
| ultrasound tests, computerized tomography (CT) and | | | | to use, Neutrospec doesn't require further blood |
| magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in order to confirm | | | | manipulation and thus it is considered to be a lot safer |
| the presence of appendicitis in patients. However, | | | | than other scanning agents. |
| these medical techniques aren't always 100 percent | | | | Neutrospec has been successfully used to correctly |
| accurate and under special circumstances they may | | | | diagnose patients with latently evolving appendicitis and |
| actually be inappropriate. | | | | thus it is considered to be superior to other medical |
| For instance, computerized tomography scans can't be | | | | techniques that can't always reveal clear signs of such |
| performed on pregnant women, as the procedure | | | | internal disorders. Even during its testing period, |
| involves exposure to radiation, thus interfering with the | | | | Neutrospec has proved to be a remarkable medical |
| normal development of the fetus. Although they are | | | | procedure for diagnosis. With the means of |
| safer, ultrasound tests are not very effective in finding | | | | Neutrospec, more than 95 percent of patients with |
| conclusive physiological signs of appendicitis in | | | | suspected appendicitis have been correctly diagnosed |
| pregnant women or patients with certain types of | | | | in less than an hour. Its ease to use, reliability and |
| internal disorders. Despite the fact that magnetic | | | | safety render Neutrospec appropriate for diagnosing |
| resonance imaging is one of the best techniques used | | | | various cases of appendicitis, minimizing the risk of |
| in diagnosing appendicitis at the moment, this procedure | | | | misdiagnosis and unnecessary appendectomy. |