Accuracy of prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of duplex renal system

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 463-467

  Vergani, Patrizia ^a,c   Ceruti, Patrizia ^a   Locatelli, Anna ^a   Mariani, Eloisa ^a   Paterlini, Giuseppe ^a   Zorloni, Chiara ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^b  

^a Ist di Sci Biomediche San Gerardo ^*  (Italy)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Divisione Ostetricia Ginecologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duplex renal system; Hydronephrosis; Kidney, duplication; Megaureter; Ureterocele

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; FETAL MONITORING; MEDICAL IMAGING;

DUPLEX RENAL SYSTEM; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MEGAURETER; PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS; URETEROCELE;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY DUPLICATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MEGAURETER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; URETEROCELE;

EID: 0032968223     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1999.18.7.463     Document Type: Article

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