Detection of postoperative deep-venous thrombosis using technetium-99m- labeled tissue plasminogen activator

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-223

  Butler, S Patrick ^a   Rahman, Tan ^a   Boyd, Samantha J ^a   Parkes, Sharon L ^a   Quinn, Richard J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

deep venous thrombosis; recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; technetium 99m

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0031053619     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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