Qualitative and quantitative analysis of technetium 99m-labelled polyclonal human immunoglobulin scintigraphy (HIG) in the assessment of lung involvement in systemic sclerosis

C. Kostopoulos, A. Leonti, M. Souvatzoglou, P. Bakkakos, A. Moulopoulou, E. Gialafos, P. Gounopoulos, S. Papazoglou, A. Rassidakis, M. Mavrikakis (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - New trends in pulmonary imaging
Session: New trends in pulmonary imaging
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2901
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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