F-18 FDG PET/CT scanning in charcot disease: A brief report

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-10

  Pickwell, Kristy M ^a   Van Kroonenburgh, Marinus J ^a   Weijers, René E ^a   Van Hirtum, Pauline V ^a   Huijberts, Maya S ^a   Schaper, Nicolaas C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charcot; diabetes; F 18 FDG PET CT; neurogenic inflammation; Tc 99m bone scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE 18; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78651092346     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181feeb30     Document Type: Article

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