Evaluation of [67Ga] citrate in the detection of various microorganism infections in animal models

Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 34-41

  Jalilian, Amir R ^a   Novinrooz, Aytak ^b   Motamedi Sedeh, Farahnaz ^a   Moradkhani, Sedigheh ^a   Rajamand, Amir A ^a   Solati, Jalal ^b  

^a NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Candidae albicans; Escherichia coli; Gallium 67 scintigraphy; Infection animal models; SPECT; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RAT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77950463871     PISSN: 16812824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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