Evaluation of Segmental Pancreatic Function Using 11C-Methionine Positron Emission Tomography for Safe Operation of Living Donor Pancreas Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2562-2564

  Otsuki, K ^a   Kenmochi, T ^a   Saigo, K ^a   Maruyama, M ^a   Akutsu, N ^a   Iwashita, C ^a   Kono, T ^b   Okazumi, S ^c   Asano, T ^d   Yoshikawa, K ^e  

^a SAKURA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Kumagaya General Hospital   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE C 11;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; METHIONINE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATECTOMY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 53149152232     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.067     Document Type: Article

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