Early and delayed thallium-201 scintigraphy in thyroid nodules: The relationship between early thallium-201 uptake and perfusion

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 504-510

  Derebek, Erkan ^a   Biberoglu, Sevinc ^a   Kut, Ozlem ^a   Yesil, Sena ^a   Saydam, Serdar ^a   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Yenici, Orhan ^a   Igci, Enis ^a   Gokce, Ozcan ^a   Canda, Serafettin ^a   Büyükgebiz, Atilla ^a   Dogan, A Semih ^a   Durak, Hatice ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Thallium 201; Thyroid nodules; Tumour perfusion

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; THALLIUM 201;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERFUSION; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 9244251591     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00833383     Document Type: Article

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