A trial of single photon emission computed tomography of the liver with technetium-99m tetrofosmin to detect hepatocellular carcinoma

Anticancer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2 C, 2003, Pages 1743-1746

  Ho, Yung Jen ^a   Jeng, Long Bin ^a   Yang, Mei Due ^a   Kao, Chia Hung ^a   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a   Lee, Cheng Chun ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Single photon emission computed tomography; Technetium 99m tetrofosmin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; TECHNETIUM 99M; TETROFOSMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0038539228     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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