Different splenic uptake of Tc-99m sulfur colloid and Tc-99m heat-denatured red blood cells in an infant with complete situs inversus

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 590-591

  Slart, Riemer H J A ^a   Phan, T T Ha ^a   Talsma, Melle D ^a   Jager, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complete sinus inversus; Right side spleen; Tc 99m heat denatured red blood cells; Tc 99m sulfur colloid; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE TC 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECTOPIC ORGAN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SITUS INVERSUS; SPLEEN SCINTISCANNING;

ERYTHROCYTES; HEAT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SITUS INVERSUS; SPLEEN; TECHNETIUM; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 4243175866     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000134998.60745.1a     Document Type: Article

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