Abstract
Diagnostic radioimmunoimaging is potentially limited by tissue localization of radiolabeled antibody products through mechanisms other than antigen binding. Comparing the distributions of reactive and nonreactive products can distinguish tracer in targeted and nontargeted tissues. To achieve this in a single imaging procedure, dual photopeak scintigraphy was performed using 111In and 67Ga products. Melanoma-bearing athymic mice were coadministered intravenously subtype-matched 111In melanoma-reactive and 67Ga melanoma-nonreactive murine monoclonal antibodies. Paired images from 245 and 93 keV windows were processed with a unique dual parameter color display program. The display algorithm expresses pixel counts from paired photo-peak images in polar coordinates and color-encodes angle as hue and magnitude as intensity. The color functional maps permitted ready distinction of immune from nonimmune uptake. Compared with single tracer imaging methods, this technique better depicts antigen distribution.
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