Use of 99mTc-mononuclear leukocyte scintigraphy in nosocomial fever

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 699-704

  Gutfilen, B ^a   Lopes De Souza, S A ^b   Martins, F P P ^b   Cardoso, L R ^b   Pinheiro Pessoa, M C ^b   Fonseca, L M B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Radiologia Sub solo ^*

Author keywords

99mTc mononuclear leukocyte scintigraphy; Fever of unknown origin; Infection

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CELLS; DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENT MONITORING; SCANNING;

99M TC-MONONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTE SCINTIGRAPHY; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN (FUO); INFECTION; NOSOCOMIAL FEVER;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 33748496652     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600791526     Document Type: Article

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