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Early detection of intra-abdominal abscesses with Tc-99m (V) DMSA scanning and comparison with Ga-67 imaging. 2002

Wan-Yu Lin, and Te-Hsin Chao, and Shyh-Jen Wang

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160 Taichung Harbor Road, Section 3, Taichung 40705, Taiwan. wylin@vghtc.gov.tw

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D002951	Citrates	Derivatives of CITRIC ACID.
D005335	Fever of Unknown Origin	Fever in which the etiology cannot be ascertained.	Unknown Origin Fever,Unknown Origin Fevers
D005708	Gallium	A rare, metallic element designated by the symbol, Ga, atomic number 31, and atomic weight 69.72.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D015746	Abdominal Pain	Sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony in the abdominal region.	Colicky Pain,Abdominal Pains,Colicky Pains,Pain, Abdominal,Pain, Colicky,Pains, Abdominal,Pains, Colicky
D018784	Abdominal Abscess	An abscess located in the abdominal cavity, i.e., the cavity between the diaphragm above and the pelvis below. (From Dorland, 27th ed)	Abscess, Abdominal,Abscess, Intra-Abdominal,Abdominal Abscesses,Abscess, Intra Abdominal,Abscesses, Abdominal,Abscesses, Intra-Abdominal,Intra-Abdominal Abscess,Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
D019275	Radiopharmaceuticals	Compounds that are used in medicine as sources of radiation for radiotherapy and for diagnostic purposes. They have numerous uses in research and industry. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1161)	Radiopharmaceutical