Computed tomographic angiography in the preoperative evaluation of potential renal transplant donors

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Pozniak, Myron A ^a,b   Lee Jr , Fred T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHRECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033063540     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-199903000-00011     Document Type: Review

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