Scintigraphic patterns of lymphocele in post-renal transplant

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-535

  Kumar, R ^a   Bharathi dasan, J ^a   Choudhury, S ^b   Guleria, S ^b   Padhy, A K ^b   Malhotra, A ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Rudolfinerhaus   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lymphocele; Pelvic collections; Renal scintigraphy; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCELE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING;

HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCELE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 1542390816     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200305000-00008     Document Type: Article

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