99mTc-ENS ventilation scintigraphy: Preliminary study in human volunteers

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-218

  Calmanovici, G ^a   Boccio, J ^a   Goldman, C ^a   Hager, A ^a   De Paoli, T ^a   Alak, M ^b   Degrossi, O ^b   Garcia Del Rio H ^b   Nicolini, J ^c   Caro, R ^a   Zubillaga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Diagnostic Institute and Swiss Medical Clinic   (Argentina)

^c Bacon Laboratories   (Argentina)

Author keywords

99mTc; Lung; Surfactant; Ventilation scintigraphy 99mTc ENS

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNEGAS; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NEBULIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SMOKING; VOLUNTEER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SMOKING; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 0033625198     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8051(99)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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