Oesophageal dysmotility in systemic sclerosis: Comparison of HRCT and scintigraphy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 945, 2006, Pages 719-724

  Pitrez, E H ^a   Bredemeier, M ^a   Xavier, R M ^a   Capobianco, K G ^a   Restelli, V G ^a   Vieira, M V ^a   Ludwig, D H C ^a   Brenol, J C T ^a   Furtado, A P A ^a   Fonseca, L M B ^b   Gutfilen, B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTATE TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS SCINTISCANNING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748470451     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/17000205     Document Type: Article

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