Improving diagnosis of acute appendicitis with atypical findings by Tc-99m HMPAO leukocyte scan

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-41

  Shung Shung, S ^a   Yu Chien, S ^a   Mei Due, Y ^a   Hwei Chung, W ^a   Kao, Albert ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; HMPAO; Leukocytes; Technetium 99m hexamethylpropyleneamineoxide

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0036187269     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1623994     Document Type: Article

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