Renal resistive indexes: Variability in Doppler US measurement in a healthy population

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-169

  Keogan, Mary T ^a   Kliewer, Mark A ^a   Hertzberg, Barbara S ^a   DeLong, David M ^a   Tupler, Richard H ^a   Carroll, Barbara A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood, flow dynamics; Kidney, blood supply; Kidney, US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0029979228     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633141     Document Type: Article

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