A pooled analysis of diagnostic value of 99mTC-ubiquicidin (UBI) scintigraphy in detection of an infectious process

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 413-416

  Assadi, Majid ^a   Ostovar, Afshin ^a   Vahdat, Katayoun ^a   Nabipour, Iraj ^a   Javadi, Hamid ^b   Eftekhari, Mohammad ^c  

^a BUSHEHR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Infection

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UBIQUICIDIN TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84877357862     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: 15360229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182867d56     Document Type: Article

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