Side-to-side symmetry of radioprotein transfer from tissue space to systemic vasculature following subcutaneous injection in normal subjects and patients with breast cancer

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 657-661

  Pain, Simon J ^a   Barber, Robert W ^a   Ballinger, James R ^a   Solanki, Chandra K ^a   O'Mahony, Susan ^a   Mortimer, Peter S ^b   Purushotham, Arnie ^a   Peters, A Michael ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual isotope; Quantitative lymphoscintigraphy; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G IN 111; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; ISOTOPE TRACING; LIMB; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0037907616     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-003-1135-z     Document Type: Article

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