Gallium-67 citrate scan in extrapulmonary tuberculosis

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 199-202

  Lin, Wan Yu ^a   Hsieh, Jih Fang ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extrapulmonary; Gallium 67 citrate scan; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDITIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0032835516     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632219     Document Type: Article

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