The clinical yield of SPECT/CT for the assessment of lymphatic transport disorders First experiences;SPECT/CT zur untersuchung von lymphtransportstörungen: Erste erfahrungen zum klinischen nutzen

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 235-243

  Weiss, Mayo ^a   Landrock, S ^a   Wallmichrath, J ^a   Baumeister, R G H ^a   Bartenstein, P ^a   Frick, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid imaging; Lymphatic transport disorder; Oedema; Planar lymphoscintigraphy; SPECT CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHOCELE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

HYBRID IMAGING; LYMPHATIC TRANSPORT DISORDER; OEDEMA; PLANAR LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; SPECT/CT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84890029577     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3413/Nukmed-0587-13-05     Document Type: Article

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