Clinical impact of SPECT/CT with In-111 biotin on the management of patients with suspected spine infection

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-17

  Lazzeri, Elena ^a   Erba, Paola ^a   Perri, Marzio ^a   Doria, Roberta ^b   Tascini, Carlo ^b   Mariani, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

In 111 Biotin scintigraphy; Soft tissue infection; SPECT CT imaging; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE IN 111; OMEGA BIS(BIOCYTINAMIDE) IN 111; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DISEASES; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75149167952     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181c36173     Document Type: Article

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