Hepatic technetium-99m-mebrofenin iminodiacetate scans and serum γ-glutamyl transpeptidase levels interpreted in series to differentiate between extrahepatic biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 975-981

  Arora, N K ^a   Kohli, R ^a   Gupta, D K ^a   Bal, C S ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Gupta, S D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

99mTc mebrofenin IDA scan; Extrahepatic biliary atresia; Neonatal cholestasis; Neonatal hepatitis; Serum GGTP level

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MEBROFENIN TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY TRACT SCINTISCANNING; CHOLESTASIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN HEPATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; BILIARY ATRESIA; CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; IMINO ACIDS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 0034794035     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352501316978039     Document Type: Article

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