Published April 1989
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Journal article
Early detection of infantile endocarditis by gallium-67 scintigraphy
- 1. Technion-Israel Inst. of Tech., Haifa. Faculty of Medicine
- 2. Carmel Hospital, Haifa (Israel)
Description
An infant with suspected soft tissue infection of the knee was studied by 67Ga-scintigraphy. In addition to knee and hip joint increased activity, heart uptake was also demonstrated prior to the development of clinical signs of endocarditis. The early detection and treatment resulted in satisfactory clinical resolution. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 219-221
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
- CODEN
- EJNMD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 20037339
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS; GALLIUM 67; IMAGES; INFANTS; INFLAMMATION; MYOCARDIUM; PATIENTS; SCINTISCANNING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILDREN; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; GALLIUM ISOTOPES; HEART; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; MAN; MUSCLES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PRIMATES; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; VERTEBRATES