Demonstration of Achilles tendon rupture by three phase bone scintigraphy and MRI

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-55

  Shih, Wei Jen ^a,b   Pulmano, Calixto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon rupture; MR imaging; Three phase bone scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034069261     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02990479     Document Type: Article

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