Bone scan as a screening tool in children and adolescents with back pain

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-225

  Sanpera Jr , Ignacio ^a   Beguiristain Gurpide, José L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Back pain; Bone scan; Children; SPECT

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACKACHE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; BONE AND BONES; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLOLYSIS; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 33645937293     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000218528.13492.d3     Document Type: Review

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