Pictorial essay: PET/CT in tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-147

  Harkirat, S ^a   Anand, S ^a   Indrajit, I ^a   Dash, A ^a  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; WHOLE BODY CT;

EID: 42249115856     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.40299     Document Type: Article

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