Usefulness of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime lung scan to detect inhalation lung injury of patients with pulmonary symptoms/signs but negative chest radiograph and pulmonary function test findings after a fire accident - A preliminary report

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 435-438

  Shiau, Yu Chien ^a   Liu, Feng Yuan ^a   Tsai, Jeffrey J P ^b   Wang, Jhi Joung ^c   Ho, Shung Tai ^d   Kao, Albert ^e  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fire accident; Inhalation lung injury; Technetium 99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FIRE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INJURY; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0141867741     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03006430     Document Type: Article

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