Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and 99mTechnetium-labelled methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy in the initial assessment of chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis of childhood and adolescents

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 578-582

  Morbach, H ^a   Schneider, P ^a   Schwarz, T ^a   Hofmann, C ^a   Raab, P ^a   Neubauer, H ^a   Duren C ^a   Beer, M ^a   Girschick, H J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic non bacterial osteomyelitis; MRI imaging; Tc 99m MDP bone scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEG; LONG BONE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 84867380587     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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