Comparison of radionuclide imaging and ultrasonography in the differentiation of acute testicular torsion and inflammatory testicular disease

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 490-493

  Wu, Hsi Chin ^a   Sun, Shung Shung ^a   Kao, Albert ^a   Chuang, Feng Ju ^a   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a   Lee, Cheng Chun ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute Testicular Torsion; Radionuclide Imaging; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; ORCHITIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SCROTUM DISORDER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDIDYMITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION;

EID: 0036660783     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200207000-00005     Document Type: Article

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