Usefulness of hybrid SPECT/CT for the 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy in a case of cranial osteomyelitis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 558-560

  Bruni, Chiara ^a,b   Padovano, Federico ^a   Travascio, Laura ^a   Schillaci, Orazio ^a   Simonetti, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

99mTc HMPAO labeled leukocyte scintigraphy; Brain abscess; SPECT CT

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL BONE; LEUKOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 65549127202     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000600027     Document Type: Article

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