Scintigraphic pattern of planar gallium scan in wound infection after colorectal surgery

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 442-447

  Tsai, S C ^a   Chao, T H ^b   Lin, W Y ^b   Wang, S J ^b  

^a SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Planar gallium scan; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67; CITRIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GALLIUM; GALLIUM CITRATE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; AGED; COLON; COLON TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; RECTUM TUMOR; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CITRATES; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GALLIUM; GALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036629524     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-001-0075-y     Document Type: Article

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