Evaluation of hepatic function with 99mTc-galactosylated serum albumin scintigraphy in patients with malaria: Comparison with 99mTc-colloid scintigraphy and liver ultrasonography

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-99

  Lee, Sang Woo ^a   Lee, Jaetae ^a   Lee, Deog Young ^a   Chun, Kyung Ah ^a   Ahn, Byeong Cheol ^a   Kang, Young Mo ^b   Lee, Kyubo ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Young Nam University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatic asialoglycoprotein receptor; Malaria; Radionuclide imaging; Reticuloendothelial system

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; COLLOID TC 99M; GALACTOSE; PHYTATE TC 99M; PRIMAQUINE; SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; LIVER SIZE; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; HEPATOCYTES; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SPLENOMEGALY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 33846028543     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e328013eae3     Document Type: Article

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