Published November 1982 | Version v1
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Radiosulfate determination of extracellular fluid volume in morbid obesity

Creators

  • 1. Connecticut Univ., Farmington (USA). Dept. of Medicine
  • 2. Connecticut Univ., Farmington (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Medicine

Description

A case is reported illustrating the difficulties in clinically assessing the degree of extracellular fluid volume overload in morbidly obese states. It is suggested that the measurement of the volume of distribution of orally administered radiosulfate may be of value in the clinical management of such patients. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
11
Series
Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
Journal Page Range
521-522
ISSN
0340-6997

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
14719758
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ALBUMINS; BODY FLUIDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIAGNOSIS; EFFICIENCY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; IODINE; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; METABOLIC DISEASES; ORAL ADMINISTRATION; PATIENTS; SULFATES; SULFUR 35; VOLUME; WEIGHT
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HALOGENS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS; RADIOISOTOPES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR ISOTOPES