99mtc sestamibi scintimammography in the diagnosis of palpable breast masses

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-144

  Maunda, K Y ^a   Chande, H ^a   Mselle, T F A ^b   Bomanji, J B ^b  

^a Ocean Road Cancer Institute ^*  (United States)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign; Breast disease; Fibroadenomas; Palpable; Scintimammography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PALPATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PALPATION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 85045482476     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200302000-00006     Document Type: Article

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