Salivary gland scintigraphy: The use of semiquantitative analysis for uptake and clearance

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-85

  Loutfi, Issa ^a,b   Nair, Madhusoodanan K ^a,b   Ebrahim, Ali K ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

99mTc pertechnetate; Function; Quantitative analysis; Salivary gland scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SALIVARY GLAND SCINTISCANNING; SCINTIGRAPHY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVARY GLAND; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES; SALIVARY GLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0141611177     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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