Is sonographically demonstrated mild distal ureteric dilatation predictive of vesicoureteric reflux as seen on micturating cystourethrography?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-178

  Kenney, Ian J ^a   Negus, A Samantha ^b   Miller, Fiona N A C ^b  

^a Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ultrasound; Ureter; Vesicoureteric reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; URETER DILATATION; UROGRAPHY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0036956711     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-001-0615-1     Document Type: Article

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