Detection of portal blood flow using per-rectal 99mTc-Pertechnetate scintigraphy in normal cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-237

  Mcevoy, Fintan J ^a   Forster Van Hijfte, Myra A ^a   White, Robert N ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cat; Liver; Potal blood flow; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; REFERENCE VALUE; SCINTISCANNING;

ANIMALS; CATS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; PORTAL SYSTEM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M;

EID: 0032061697     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1998.tb00346.x     Document Type: Article

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