Oesophageal scintigraphy for the investigation of dysphagia: In and out of favour - And underused when available

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1216-1220

  Stacey, Bernard ^a   Patel, Praful ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysmotility; Dysphagia; Manometry; Oesophageal scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MANOMETRY; PH; REVIEW;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036366555     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-002-0826-1     Document Type: Review

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