A multicenter trial on interobserver reproducibility in reporting on 99mTc-DMSA planar scintigraphy: A Belgian survey

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-26

  De Sadeleer, Carlos ^a   Tondeur, Marianne ^a   Melis, Koen ^a   Van Espen, Marie Benedict ^a   Verelst, Jean ^a   Ham, Hamphrey ^a   Piepsz, Amy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

99mTc DMSA; Interobserver reproducibility; Planar scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID;

EID: 0033957269     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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