Diagnostic nuclear medicine in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-101

  Amini, Behrang ^a   Patel, Chirag B ^b   Lewin, Matthew R ^c   Kim, Taegyeong ^d   Fisher, Ronald E ^e  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M; MEBROFENIN TC 99M; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE SCROTUM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCULT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRACTURES, BONE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION;

EID: 78649979747     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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