Accuracy of sonography with a hydration test in differentiating between excretory renal obstruction and renal sinus cysts

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 532-536

  Nicolau, Carlos ^a   Vilana, Ramon ^a   Del Amo, Montse ^a   Anguera, Albert ^a   Sala, Xavier ^a   Pages, Mario ^a   Arguis, Pedro ^a   Br, Concepcio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Excretory renal obstruction; Excretory urography; Hydration test; Renal sinus cysts; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIURESIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY OBSTRUCTION; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; DIURESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; WATER;

EID: 0036828321     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10111     Document Type: Article

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