MRI versus scintigraphy with99mTc-HMPAO-labelled granulocytes in the diagnosis of bone infection;Confronto RM e scintigrafia con granulociti tecneziati nella diagnosi di infezione ossea

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-403

  Vittorini, Enrico ^a   Del Giudice, Eleonora ^a   Pizzoli, Andrea ^a   Caudana, Roberta ^a  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

99mTc HMPAO labelled granulocytes scintigraphy; Bone infection; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELIABILITY; SCINTIGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 22244476427     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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