Quantitative thyroid scintigraphy as a predictor of serum thyroxin concentration in normal and hyperthyroid cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 374-382

  Daniel, Gregory B ^a   Sharp, Dorothy S ^a   Nieckarz, Janet A ^a   Adams, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; EVALUATION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVARY GLAND; SCINTISCANNING; STANDARD; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SALIVARY GLANDS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE;

EID: 0036636933     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01021.x     Document Type: Article

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