Comparison of automated percutaneous kidney biopsy using needles of different gauge

Nephrology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-214

  Lynn, Kelvin L ^a   Wong, Kim M ^a   Welsh, Geoffrey J ^a   Lawler, Lance ^a   Gardner, Jacqui ^a   Bailey, Ross R ^a   Robson, Richard A ^a   Maling, Tom M J ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

biopsy needle; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; NEEDLE; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030931199     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.1997.tb00217.x     Document Type: Article

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