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Pertechnetate breast scintigraphy

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The localization of pertechnetate ion in malignant breast tumours has been described by several authors. The present study demonstrates that the diagnostic accuracy of99mTcO4 − is liable to improve when the uptake phase information is integrated with that emerging from the dynamic flow phase.

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  1. Arcispedale S. Anna di Ferrara Servizio di Medicina Nucleare, Istituto di Radiologia, Italia

    Fabio Malavasi

  2. Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria, dell’Arcispedale S. Anna di Ferrara, 44100, Ferrara, Italia

    Bruno Bagni

  3. Istituto di Radiologia, dell’Universita di Ferrara, Italia

    Antonio Toti

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Toti, A., Bagni, B. & Malavasi, F. Pertechnetate breast scintigraphy. La Ricerca in Clin. Lab. 5, 355–361 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02910159

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