Evaluation of therapeutic response of tuberculoma using F-18 FDG positron emission tomography

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-3

  Park, I Nae ^a   Ryu, Jin Sook ^a   Shim, Tae Sun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Positron emission tomography; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FUROSEMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOMA;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 37549044637     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31815c5128     Document Type: Article

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