Improved detection and localization of lower gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage by subtraction scintigraphy: Phantom analysis

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-168

  Currie, Geoffrey M ^a   Towers, Philip A ^a   Wheat, Janelle M ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowel hemorrhage; Gastrointestinal tract bleed; LGIH; Localization; Subtraction scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHANTOM; REFERENCE SUBTRACTION SCINTIGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION SCINTIGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING;

ERYTHROCYTES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 33845632729     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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