Radionuclide studies in the evaluation of urinary tract infections

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 635-640

  Jaya, G ^a   Bal, C S ^a,b   Padhy, A K ^a   Bandopadhyaya, G P ^a   Pattnayak, S K ^a   Malathi, K E ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan; Direct radionuclide cystography; Renal scarring; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER; SUCCIMER TC 99M; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCCIMER; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URODYNAMICS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0030203551     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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