Predicting the outcome of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae using duplex ultrasonography

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 864-868

  Lin, Shuei Liong ^b   Chen, Huan Sheng ^a   Huang, Ching Huai ^a   Yen, Tsan Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Duplex ultrasonography; Primary arteriovenous fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RENAL DIALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0031413866     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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