Kidney size estimation in piglets using dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 591-597

  Wallin, L ^a   Thorne J ^a   Palmer, J ^a   Bajc, M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kidney length; Kidney volume; Renal length validation; Renal scintigraphic size

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY SIZE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SWINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0030856915     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.1997.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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