Technical errors in planar bone scanning

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 148-153

  Naddaf, Sleiman Y ^a   Collier, B David ^a   Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H ^a   Khalil, Magdy M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Planar technique; Radiopharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

BONE SCINTISCANNING; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ARTIFACT; BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; STANDARD;

ARTIFACTS; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 16644368902     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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