The significance of low grade right iliac fossa uptake on 99Tcm-HMPAO labelled white cell scans

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 826, 1996, Pages 914-919

  Small, J H ^a   Wraight, E P ^a   Freeman, A H ^a   Miles, K A ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ILIAC BONE; LEUKOCYTE; NODULAR LYMPHOMATOSIS;

EID: 0029959589     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-826-914     Document Type: Article

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