Fundamentals of tracer kinetics for radiologists

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue NOV., 1998, Pages 1116-1129

  Peters, A M ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MERTIATIDE TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TRACER;

BLOOD FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG UPTAKE; DYNAMICS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0031787598     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.851.10434905     Document Type: Review

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