A new, practical, low-dose 14C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection: Clinical validation and comparison with the standard method

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1457-1462

  Öztürk, Emel ^a   Yeşilova, Zeki ^a   Ilgan, Seyfettin ^a   Arslan, Nuri ^a   Erdil, Ahmet ^a   Celasun, Bülent ^a   Özgüven, Mehmet ^a   Daǧalp, Kemal ^a   Ovali, Önder ^a   Bayhan, Hikmet ^b  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ACIBADEM HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbon 14 urea breath test; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer disease

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STOMACH BIOPSY; UREA BREATH TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17544405134     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-003-1244-8     Document Type: Article

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