Increased renal function in kidneys with ureteropelvic junction obstruction: Fact or artifact? Assessment by quantitative single photon emission computerized tomography of dimercapto-succinic acid uptake by the kidneys

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 844-846

  Groshar, David ^a   Issaq, Elias ^a   Nativ, Ofer ^a   Livne, Pinhas M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Kidney function tests; Tomography, emission computed, single photon; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; SUCCIMER; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030069739     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66322-5     Document Type: Article

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