Clinical value of technetium-99m-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy and spiral computed tomography in active Crohn's disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1517-1521

  Molnár, Tamás ^a   Papós, Miklós ^a   Gyulai, Csaba ^a   Ambrus, Edit ^a   Kardos, Lilla ^a   Nagy, Ferenc ^a   Palkó, András ^a   Pávics, László ^a   Lonovics, János ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035020743     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02312-7     Document Type: Article

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