Contrast-enhanced sonographic diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux using harmonic imaging;Kontrastverstärkte sonographische diagnose des vesikoureteralen refluxes mittels "harmonic imaging"

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 540-545

  Darge, K ^a   Trusen, A ^a   Riedmiller, H ^b   Troger J ^c  

^a Institut für Röntgendiagnostik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Harmonic imaging; Ultrasound; US contrast media; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0036934972     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36164     Document Type: Article

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