Variability of renal echo-Doppler measurements in healthy adults

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-115

  Rivolta, Roberto ^a   Cardinale, Luciano ^a   Lovaria, Andrea ^b   Quarto Di Palo, Filippo ^b  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colour Doppler; Renal blood flow; Renal measurements; Renal resistive index; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SEX; SOLITARY KIDNEY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0034018785     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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