Evaluation of the ureter and ureterovesicular junction using helical computed tomographic excretory urography in healthy dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-164

  Rozear, Lance ^a   Tidwell, Amy S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Computed tomographic excretory urography; Computed tomography; CT; CTEU; Dog; Excretory urography; Ureter

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ECTOPIC URETER; INJECTION; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY PELVIS; NONHUMAN; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; ANIMAL; BLADDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UROGRAPHY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0037607499     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb01264.x     Document Type: Article

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