Evaluation of renal function in normal and hydronephrotic kidneys in rats using gadolinium diethylenetetramine-pentaacetic acid enhanced dynamic magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1264-1270

  Wen, Jian Guo ^a   Chen, Yue ^a   Ringgaard, Steffen ^a   Frøkiær, Jørgen ^a   Jørgensen, Troels Munch ^a   Stødkilde Jørgensen, Hans ^a   Djurhuus, Jens Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gadolinium DTPA; Hydronephrosis; Kidney; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rats

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PELVIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0005711574     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67758-0     Document Type: Article

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