Paediatric diagnostic reference levels in nuclear medicine imaging in Ireland

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 971, 2008, Pages 918-919

  Gray, L ^a   Torreggiani, W ^b   O'Reilly, G ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

AGE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE SCINTISCANNING; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LETTER; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 55249114377     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22537486     Document Type: Letter

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