Detection of anaerobic odontogenic infections by fluorine-18 fluoromisonidazole

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1384-1387

  Liu, Ren Shyan ^a,b   Chu, Lee Shing ^a,b   Yen, San Hui ^a,b   Chang, Chen Pei ^a   Chou, Kuo Liang ^a   Wu, Liang Chi ^a   Chang, Chi Wei ^a   Lui, Mun Tain ^a   Chen, Kuang Y ^a,b   Yeh, Shin Hwa ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic infection; Fluorine 18 fluoromisonidazole; Hypoxic agent; Odontogenic infection; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUORINE 18;

ABSCESS; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PERIODONTITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL HYPOXIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; MISONIDAZOLE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 10244249230     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01367596     Document Type: Article

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