Power Doppler sonographic evaluation of acute pyelonephritis in children

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-96

  Winters, William D ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children, genitourinary system; Doppler sonography; Kidney, infection; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER EFFECT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; UROLOGY;

CHILDREN; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; GENITOURINARY SYSTEM; INFECTION; KIDNEY; MULTIFOCAL PYELONEPHRITIS; POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; SONOGRAM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY CORTEX SLICE; KIDNEY INFECTION; MALE; SCINTIGRAPHY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030088056     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.2.91     Document Type: Article

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