Meckel's diverticulitis: Diagnosis with computed tomography and Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 823-824

  Connolly, Susan A ^a   Drubach, Laura A ^a   Connolly, Leonard P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Meckel's diverticulum; Tc 99m pertechnetate scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVERTICULITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING; STOMACH MUCOSA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; DIVERTICULITIS; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 9344228472     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200412000-00017     Document Type: Article

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