Open AccessLeukocyte-technetium-99m uptake in Crohn’s disease: Does it show subclinical disease?
Author(s) -
Luciene G. Mota,
Luiz Gonzaga Vaz Coelho,
Carlos J. R. Simal,
Maria Luisa Ferrari,
Clodomiro Toledo,
J. Martín-Comín,
S.A. Diniz,
Valbert Nascimento Cardoso
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.365
Subject(s) - medicine , scintigraphy , technetium 99m , technetium , subclinical infection , nuclear medicine , granulocyte , gastroenterology , crohn's disease , disease
To evaluate inflammatory activity in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) using technetium-99m-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc-HMPAO) granulocyte scintigraphy.