Pressure decay half-life: A method for characterizing upper urinary tract urine transport

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1045-1049

  Fung, Leo C T ^a   Khoury, Antoine E ^a   McLorie, Gordon A ^a   Chait, Peter G ^a   Churchill, Bernard M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

half life; hydronephrosis; kidney; perfusion; pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; KIDNEY PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; URINE;

EID: 0030069745     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66387-0     Document Type: Article

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