Early dynamic FDG and PET/CT scans to localize cystovaginal fistula

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 521-523

  Belakhlef, Sam ^a   Krywicki, Robert ^a   Church, Clifford ^a   Lakhanpal, Suresh ^a  

^a PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cystovaginal fistula; early dynamic scans; FDG; PET CT

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 77954006773     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181e05de5     Document Type: Article

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