Scintigraphic evaluation of craniopagus twins

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 850, 1998, Pages 1096-1099

  Sathekge, M M ^a,b   Venkannagari, R R ^a   Clauss, R P ^a  

^a Ga Rankuwa Hospital   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CONJOINED TWINS; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; MALE; ORGAN CIRCULATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TWINS, CONJOINED;

EID: 0031666616     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.850.10211074     Document Type: Article

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