Nuclear nephrourology, no more the cinderella of nuclear medicine

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 987-989

  Estorch, Montserrat ^a  

^a Sant Pau Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; SCINTISCANNING;

HUMANS; KIDNEY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID;

EID: 0034330903     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200011000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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