The incidence of transient renal medullary hyperechogenicity in neonatal ultrasound examination

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue FEB., 1997, Pages 140-143

  Howlett, D C ^a   Greenwood, K L ^b   Jarosz, J M ^a   MacDonald, L M ^a   Saunders, A J S ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY TUBULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; ULTRASOUND; URETER; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0031040754     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.830.9135439     Document Type: Article

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