Evaluation and validation of ureteric jet index by glomerular filtration rate

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 499-502

  Chiu, Nan Tsing ^a   Wu, Chung Chieng ^b   Yao, Wei Jen ^a   Tu, Dom Gene ^a   Lee, Bi Fang ^c   Tong, Yat Ching ^a   Pan, Cheng Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasound; Ureteric jet index; Urodynamics, renoureteral function

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032792252     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199908000-00001     Document Type: Article

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