Doppler sonographic renal resistance index and resistance index ratio in children and adolescents with unilateral hydronephrosis

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2747-2751

  Brkljačić, Boris ^a   Cvitković Kuzmić, Andrea ^b   Dmitrović, Romana ^b   Radoš, Marko ^c   Vidjak, Vinko ^d  

^a University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b Alergologiju I Reumatologiju S Klini kom Imunologijom   (Croatia)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^d University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Children; Doppler; Kidney; Ultrasonography; Ureteric obstruction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY COLIC; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETER STONE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; VASODILATATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RENAL ARTERY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; RENAL ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036834323     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1259-0     Document Type: Article

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