Computed Tomography and Granulocyte Scintigraphy in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Comparison with Endoscopy and Operative Findings

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 641-650

  Kolkman, Jeroen J ^a   Falke, Theo H M ^a   Roos, Jan C ^a   Van Dijk, Dilaine H ^a   Bannink, Ilse M J ^a   Den Hollander, Willem ^a   Cuesta, Miguel A ^a   Peña, A Salvador ^a   Meuwissen, Stephan G M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Crohn's disease; Granulocyte scintigraphy; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIOPSY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029968512     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213118     Document Type: Review

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