Value of routine 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy in the detection of occult skeletal metastases in women with primary breast cancer

Breast

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 267-269

  Yip, C H ^a   Paramsothy, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032734133     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/brst.1999.0071     Document Type: Article

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