Assessment of leg oedema by dynamic lymphoscintigraphy with intradermal injection of technetium-99m human serum albumin and load produced by standing

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 294-303

  Suga, K ^a   Kume, N ^a   Matsunaga, N ^a   Motoyama, K ^a   Hara, A ^a   Ogasawara, N ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leg oedema; Lymphatic flow; Lymphoedema; Lymphoscintigraphy; Technetium 99m human serum albumin

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPIKE WAVE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LEG; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SUPINE POSITION; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0035086593     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590000418     Document Type: Article

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