Lymphoscintigraphy: Defining a clinical role

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-37

  Kramer, Elissa L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TECHNETIUM SULFIDE TC 99M; DEXTRAN TC 99M; GOLD 198; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; RHENIUM SULFIDE COLLOID TC 99M; SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG HALF LIFE; EDEMA; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCELE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SKIN; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 4444236707     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1539685041690454     Document Type: Article

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