A pilot study of the role of TC-99 radionuclide in localization of pulmonary nodular lesions for thoracoscopic resection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-21

  Chella, Antonio ^a   Lucchi, Marco ^a   Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo ^a   Menconi, Gianfranco ^a   Melfi, Franca Maria Antonietta ^a   Gonfiotti, Alessandro ^a   Boni, Giuseppe ^a   Angeletti, Carlo Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pulmonary nodules; Radioguided surgery; Technetium Tc 99m aggregated albumin; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034237292     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00411-5     Document Type: Article

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