Value of gallium-67 scintigraphy in monitoring the renal activity in lupus nephritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-45

  Lin, Wan Yu ^a,b   Lan, Joung Liang ^a   Cheng, Kai Yuan ^b   Wang, Shyh Jen ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Tai College of Medical Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Gallium 67 scintigraphy; Lupus nephritis

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031929635     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030097498441164     Document Type: Article

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