Rhinoscintigraphy: A simple radioisotope technique to study the mucociliary system

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-130

  Giuda, Daniela Di ^a   Galli, Jacopo ^a   Calcagni, Maria Lucia ^a   Corina, Luigi ^a   Paludetti, Gaetano ^a   Ottaviani, Fabrizio ^a   De Rossi, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mucociliary Transport Speed; Nasal Polyposis; Rhinoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL POLYPS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0033973123     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200002000-00010     Document Type: Article

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