Osteomyelitis: A review of currently used imaging techniques

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 894-900

  Sammak, B ^a   Abd El Bagi, M ^a   Al Shahed, M ^a   Hamilton, D ^a   Al Nabulsi, J ^a   Youssef, B ^a   Al Thagafi, M ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; CT; MR imaging; Osteomyelitis; Radiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032604632     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050763     Document Type: Review

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