Brain perfusion spet and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the evaluation of two systemic lupus erythematosus patients with mild neuropsychiatric manifestations

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-273

  Colamussi, P ^a   Cittanti, C ^a   Giganti, M ^a   Uccelli, L ^a   Piffanelli, A ^a   Bajocchi, G ^b   Govoni, M ^b   Trotta, F ^b   Ricci, R ^c   Barbarella, G ^d   Trevisan, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 8244242530     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199703000-00012     Document Type: Article

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