Power Doppler US of the normal prepubertal testis: Does it live up to its promises?

Radiology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 227-231

  Albrecht, Thomas ^a   Lotzof, Kevin ^a   Hussain, Hero K ^b   Shedden, Deborah ^a   Cosgrove, David O ^a   De Bruyn, Rose ^c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood, flow dynamics; Children, genitourinary system; Testis, torsion; Ultrasound (US), Doppler studies; Ultrasound (US), in infants and children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TORSION; ULTRASOUND; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030948578     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.203.1.9122398     Document Type: Article

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