Optimized lymphoscintigraphy and diagnostics of lymphatic oedema of the lower extremities

Nuclear Medicine Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-29

  Dabrowski, Janusz ^a   Merkert, Ryszard ^a   Kuśmierek, Jacek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lymphatic oedema; Lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57549100853     PISSN: 15069680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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