Detection of permanent damage in kidneys with vesicoureteral reflux by quantitative single photon emission computerized tomography (spect) uptake of 99mtechnetium labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 664-667

  Groshar, David ^a   Gorenberg, Viviana ^a   Weissman, Irit ^a   Livne, Pinhas M ^a   Front, Dov ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Kidney; Tomography, emission computed, single photon; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; RELIABILITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCCIMER; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0030040960     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66493-0     Document Type: Article

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