Colloidal Y used for radiation synovectomy decreases the viability of chondrocytes in human cadaveric samples

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 704-710

  Brecelj, Janez ^a   Gmeiner Stopar, Tanja ^a   Jevšek, Marko ^b   Bole, Velimir ^b   Drobnič, Matej ^b  

^a Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b EIPF Economic institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Arthropathy; Cartilage; Chondrocyte; Haemophilia; Irradiation; Radionuclide; Rheumatic disease; Synovectomy; Viability

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; YTTRIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHEMISTRY; COLLOID; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; KNEE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNOVIUM; TEMPERATURE; ADULT; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON THERAPY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN TISSUE; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNOVECTOMY;

CADAVER; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLOIDS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TEMPERATURE; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 34547678162     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e3282742065     Document Type: Article

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