Jejunal tuberculosis: Incidental finding on an FDG-PET scan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Wang, Hsin Yi ^a   Lin, Wan Yu ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CT; False positive; FDG PET; Jejunal intestine; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; EVALUATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; JEJUNUM DISEASE; JEJUNUM TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33644620419     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70218-9     Document Type: Article

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