Determining the proximal extent of ulcerative colitis: White cell scan correlates well with histological assessment

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-446

  Subramanian, V ^a   Banerjee, A ^a   Beharry, N ^a   Farthing, M J G ^a   Pollok, R C G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WHITE CELL SCAN;

ADULT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846603682     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03222.x     Document Type: Article

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