Extended combined 99mTc-white blood cell and bone imaging improves the diagnostic accuracy in the detection of hip replacement infections

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 288-293

  Larikka, M J ^a   Ahonen, A K ^a   Junila, J A ^a   Niemela O ^a   Hamalainen M M ^a   Syrjala H P ^a  

^a Central Hospital of Lansi Pohja   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hip prosthesis; Infection imaging; Labelled leucocytes

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; ETIDRONIC ACID TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTISCANNING; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COXITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 0034745219     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590000463     Document Type: Article

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