The uretero-vesical jet as a functional diagnostic tool in childhood hydronephrosis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 460-467

  Strehlau, Jürgen ^a,b   Winkler, Peter ^a,c   De La Roche, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Radiologisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Hydronephrosis; Obstructive uropathy; Reflux; Uretero vesical jets

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCINTIGRAPHY; URETER; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0030797935     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050317     Document Type: Article

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