Usefulness of gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy using the knee-chest position for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-296

  Asakura, Yasushi ^a   Imai, Yukinori ^a   Ota, Shinichi ^a   Fujiwara, Kenji ^a   Miyamae, Tatsuya ^b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japanese Red Cross Society   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy; KC position

Indexed keywords

PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; WATER; YOGHURT;

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; KNEE CHEST POSITION; MALE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SUPINE POSITION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 23344435123     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02984621     Document Type: Article

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