Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of children: Assessment of skeletal scintigraphy-based diagnosis in the era of MRI

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1310-1316

  Connolly, Leonard P ^a   Connolly, Susan A ^a   Drubach, Laura A ^a   Jaramillo, Diego ^a   Treves, S Ted ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Osteomyelitis; Skeletal scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; BONE AND BONES; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 0036789693     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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