Statistical evaluation of variability in resistive index measurements in renal transplants;Valutazione statistica della variabilità nelle misurazioni dell'indice di resistenza nel trapianto renale

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 174-176

  Giovagnorio, Francesco ^a,b   Ballesio, Laura ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler US; Kidney; Transplant Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RENAL CIRCULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034151724     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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