An evaluation of Bosniak's radiological classification of cystic renal masses

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 607-609

  Koga, S ^a   Nishikido, M ^a   Inuzuka, S ^a   Sakamoto, I ^a   Hayashi, T ^a   Hayashi, K ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Kanetake, H ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bosniak's classification; Computed tomography; Cyst; Renal cell carcinoma; Renal mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; KIDNEY, CYSTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033780268     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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