Radiographic properties of injected calcium hydroxylapatite: Potential false positive findings on positron emission tomography

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1394-1396

  Damrose, E J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Computed tomography; Hydroxylapatite; Laryngectomy; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROXYAPATITE; RADIESSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX INJURY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DURAPATITE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 57049139884     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108002065     Document Type: Article

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