UK audit and analysis of quantitative parameters obtained from gamma camera renography

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 559-566

  Houston, A S ^a   Whalley, D R ^a   Skrypniuk, J V ^a   Jarritt, P H ^a   Fleming, J S ^a   Cosgriff, P S ^a  

^a Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma camera; Renography

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RENOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GAMMA CAMERAS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFERENCE VALUES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MERTIATIDE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 0035006335     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200105000-00015     Document Type: Article

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