Ranitidine-enhanced 99m technetium pertechnetate imaging in children improves the sensitivity of identifying heterotopic gastric mucosa in Meckel's diverticulum

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-325

  Rerksuppaphol, S ^a,b   Hutson, J M ^a,b   Oliver, M R ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

99m Technetium pertechnetate; Children; Heterotopic gastric mucosa; Meckel's diverticulum; Ranitidine

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RANITIDINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; STOMACH MUCOSA; ARTICLE; CHORISTOMA; ILEUM DISEASE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RANITIDINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M;

EID: 3242690710     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1189-4     Document Type: Review

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