Technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime leucocyte scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis of cerebral abscesses

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-49

  Spinelli, Franco ^a,b   Sara, Roberto ^a   Milella, Massimo ^a   Ruffini, Livia ^a   Sterzi, Roberto ^a   Causarano, Ignazio Renzo ^a   Sberna, Maurizio ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Brain neoplasm; Intracerebral ring enhancing lesion; Leukocyte scintigraphy; Technetium 99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EID: 0033962802     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006661     Document Type: Article

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