Citation
Sj. Skehan et al., F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron tomography in diagnosis of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease, LANCET, 354(9181), 1999, pp. 836-837
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736
→ ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
9181
Year of publication
1999
Pages
836 - 837
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(19990904)354:9181<836:FPTIDO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Existing techniques for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in chil
dren are generally less than ideal. Positron tomography with fluorine-18-la
belled fluorodeoxyglucose provides adequate information in patients with su
spected inflammatory bower disease.