99mTc-HMPAO labelled leukocyte scintigraphy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with disease activity

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Gaal J ^a   Mezes A ^a   SIRO B ^a   Varga, J ^a   Galuska, L ^b   Janoky G ^b   Garai, I ^b   Bajnok, L ^b   Suranyi P ^b  

^a Medical Health Center   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Disease activity; Leukocyte scintigraphy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; INDIUM CHLORIDE IN 111; LEUCOSCINT; LEUKOCYTE HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; LIPOSOME TC 99M; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; NANOCOLL TC 99M; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 0036190864     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200201000-00007     Document Type: Article

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