A comparison of methods of assessment of scintigraphic colon transit

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 76-81

  Freedman, Patricia Noel ^a,b   Goldberg, Paul A ^a,b   Fataar, Abdul Basier ^a,b   Mann, Michael M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colonic transit; Quality assurance; Scintigraphy; Technique

Indexed keywords

INDIUM 111;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ADULT; COLON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250646231     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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