Decreased thyroid uptake of Tc-99m pertechnetate in patients with advanced-stage Sjögren syndrome evaluation using salivary gland scintigraphy

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 265-269

  Taura, Shin Ichi ^a   Murata, Yuji ^a   Aung, Winn ^a   Ishida, Ryuji ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Hossain, Moinul ^a   Takahashi, Yuzo ^a   Okada, Norihiko ^a   Shibuya, Hitoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Salivary Gland Scintigraphy; Sj gren Syndrome; Tc 99m Pertechnetate; Thyroid Disease; Thyroid Uptake

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEMON JUICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALIVARY GLAND SCINTISCANNING; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STAGING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY GLANDS, MINOR; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0036129703     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200204000-00006     Document Type: Article

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