Is it possible to assess disease activity of inflammatory bowel disease with scintigraphy?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Arndt, J W ^a   Grootscholten, M I ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

99mTc HMPAO; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Leukocyte scintigraphy; Radionuclide scanning; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; SCINTIGRAPHY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0030027574     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-2977(95)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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