Isotope brain scanning with Tc-HMPAO: A predictor of outcome in carbon monoxide poisoning?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-141

  Turner, M ^a   Kemp, P M ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning; Cerebral perfusion imaging; Outcome

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; PURPURA; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030927577     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.3.139     Document Type: Article

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