Chronic osteomyelitis: Diagnosis with technetium-99m-d,l-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime labelled leucocytes

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 792-797

  Krznaric, E ^a   De Roo, M ^a   Verbruggen, A ^a   Stuyck, J ^a   Mortelmans, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic osteomyelitis; Labelled leucocytes; Technetium 99m d,l hexamethylpropylene amine oxime

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OXIMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 0029888705     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00843708     Document Type: Article

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