Spiral computed tomography evaluation of the kidneys: State of the art

Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-11

  Smith, Patricia A ^b   Marshall, Fray F ^b   Fishman, Elliot K ^a,b,c  

^a SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KIDNEY TUMOR; METASTASIS; NEPHRITIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031914451     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00465-2     Document Type: Review

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