Whole-body MRI of Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Comparison with radiography and bone scintigraphy

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1019-1031

  Goo, Hyun Woo ^a   Yang, Dong Hyun ^a   Ra, Young Shin ^a   Song, Joon Sup ^a   Im, Ho Joon ^a   Seo, Jong Jin ^a   Ghim, Thad ^a   Moon, Hyung Nam ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Radiography; Scintigraphy; Whole body MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE LESION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG INJURY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 33748627160     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0246-7     Document Type: Article

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