Immunoscintigraphy of venous thrombi: Clinical effectiveness of a new antifibrin D-dimer monoclonal antibody

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-109

  Ciavolella, Massimo ^a,d   Tavolaro, Rosanna ^a   Di Loreto, Mario ^b   La Torre, Filippo ^c   Nicolai, Alessia ^c   Schillaci, Orazio ^a   Ierardi, Maria ^a   Scopinaro, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Menarini Ricerche SpA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOGENESIS; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033018954     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000203     Document Type: Article

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