Solid phase radionuclide esophageal transit in mixed connective tissue disease

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-8

  Wang, S J ^a   Lan, J L ^a   Chen, D Y ^a   Chen, Y H ^a   Hsieh, T Y ^a   Lin, W Y ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Esophageal transit study; Mixed connective tissue disease; Solid phase

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSPORT; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS DYSMOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; SOLID; SWALLOWING; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; MANOMETRY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE;

EID: 0036006655     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-001-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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