The renal axes in spina bifida: Issues of confusion and fusion

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 541-545

  Mandell, G A ^a   Maloney, K ^a   Sherman, N H ^a   Filmer, B ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Horseshoe; Kidney; Meningomyelocele; Myelodysplasia; Pseudohorseshoe; Renal

Indexed keywords

GLUCEPTATE TC 99M; MACROSALB TC 99M; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSRAPHISM; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; FEMALE; HORSESHOE KIDNEY; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY DUPLICATION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MYELODYSPLASIA; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY KIDNEY; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 0029957544     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900122     Document Type: Article

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