F-18 FDG PET imaging of GVHD-associated polymyositis

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 688-689

  Agriantonis, Demetrios J ^a   Perlman, Scott B ^a   Longo, Walter L ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic graft versus host disease; FDG PET; GVHD associated polymyositis; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Myositis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMYOSITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMYOSITIS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 54449098599     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318184b3c6     Document Type: Article

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