Gadolinium-enhanced excretory MR urography after low-dose diuretic injection: Comparison with conventional excretory urography

Radiology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-157

  Nolte Ernsting, Claus C A ^a   Bücker, Arno ^a   Adam, Gerhard B ^a   Neuerburg, Jörg M ^a   Jung, Peter ^a   Hunter, David W ^b   Jakse, Gerhard ^a   Günther, Rolf W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney, MR; Magnetic resonance (MR), comparative studies; Urography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031718916     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.209.1.9769826     Document Type: Article

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