Development of a radiopharmaceutical activity schedule for technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid in children based on image quality criteria

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1362-1368

  Smith, Terry ^a   Gordon, Isky ^a   Evans, Kenneth ^a   Anderson, Peter J ^a   Lythgoe, Mark F ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity schedule; Image quality; Nuclear medicine; Paediatrics; Technetium 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID;

EID: 0030660702     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590050161     Document Type: Article

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