Pitfalls in the interpretation of MIBG scans in cervical neuroblastoma

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 451-453

  Yanchar, Natalie L ^a,b   Chou, Shirley ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Horner's syndrome; MIBG scan; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ABSORPTION; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; METASTASIS; NECK TUMOR; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SPINE TUMOR;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOPSY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROBLASTOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033941396     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050041     Document Type: Article

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