Background: A pilot study was performed investigating the possibility that positron emission tomography (PET) activity using 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) with nearly simultaneous computerized tomography (CT) for anatomic accuracy would identify regions of active inflammation in both ulcerative coliti
Faecal chitinase 3-like-1: a novel biomarker of disease activity in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease
β Scribed by T. Aomatsu; H. Imaeda; K. Matsumoto; E. Kimura; A. Yoden; H. Tamai; Y. Fujiyama; E. Mizoguchi; A. Andoh
- Book ID
- 108606424
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 337 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-2813
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