Patterns of abnormality on bone scans in acute childhood leukemia

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1983-1986

  Bernard, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Nicholls, Wayne D ^a   Howman Giles, Robert B ^a   Kellie, Stewart J ^a   Uren, Roger F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Bone scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0031773895     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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