Comparison of radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy and dynamic magnetic resonance lymphangiography for investigating extremity lymphoedema

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-365

  Liu, N F ^a   Lu, Q ^a   Liu, P A ^a   Wu, X F ^a   Wang, B S ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOBENIC ACID; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649100425     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6893     Document Type: Article

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