Varicocele scintigraphy: A simplified screening method for the detection of spermatic vein reflux

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 921-927

  Prenen, Johan A C ^a,c   Van Dis, Peter ^a   Feijen, Hans L M ^b  

^a Franciscus Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b Lievensberg Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c Franciscus Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SPERMATIC VEIN; VARICOCELE; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIGATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCROTUM; SEMEN; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SPERMATIC CORD; TIME FACTORS; VARICOCELE; VEINS;

EID: 0029797885     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199612000-00001     Document Type: Article

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