PET-CT enteroclysis: A new technique for evaluation of inflammatory diseases of the intestine

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2106-2114

  Das, Chandan Jyoti ^a   Makharia, Govind ^a   Kumar, Rakesh ^a   Chawla, Madhavi ^a   Goswami, Pooja ^a   Sharma, Raju ^a   Malhotra, Arun ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Crohn's disease; Dual modality PET CT; Intestinal tuberculosis; Small intestinal imaging

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; ENEMA; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHYLCELLULOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACROILIITIS; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLONOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36749082800     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-007-0525-z     Document Type: Article

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