Diagnostic application of lymphoscintigraphy in the management of lymphoedema

Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-10

  Sadeghi, Ramin ^a   Kazemzadeh, Gholamhossein ^a   Keshtgar, Mohammed ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; TRACER;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING;

EID: 77951857803     PISSN: 11081430     EISSN: 17905427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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