| abstract |
The invention provides the use of an antibody or antibody fragment which specificallynbinds a marker produced by or associated with a cell or tissue in an organ of interest, saidnantibody or antibody fragment being labelled with a radioisotope or with a magneticnresonance image enhancing agent capable of external detection, in the manufacture of anmedicament for use in a method of imaging hypoplastic, anatomically displaced or ectopicncells or tissues in a mammalian subject by scintigraphic or magnetic resonance imaging,nwherein the amount of the labelled antibody or antibody fragment is sufficient to permit anscintigraphic image or an enhanced magnetic resonance image of said organ to benobtained. Also provided is a kit for use in such methods. |