Normal gallbladder visualization during post-ablative iodine-131 scan of thyroid cancer

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 521-523

  Seok, Ju Won ^a   Kim, Seong Jang ^a   Kim, In Ju ^a,b   Kim, Yun Seong ^a   Kim, Yong Ki ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gallbladder; Radionuclide Imaging; Thyroid Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IODINE 131 UPTAKE TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; THYROID CANCER; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 21344473445     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.3.521     Document Type: Article

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