Interaction of normal saline solution with ultrasound contrast medium: Significant implication for sonographic diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Darge, Kassa ^a   Bruchelt, Waltraud ^b   Roessling, Georg ^c   Troeger, Jochen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Normal saline solution; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound contrast media; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECOFLAC PLUS; ECOTAINER; GLASS; MACOFLEX; OXYGEN; PERFUFLAC; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SHU 508; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUFLEX; TRANSFLAC; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; CONTAINER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG STORAGE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VACUUM; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; CHEMISTRY; DRUG INTERACTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESSURE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYSACCHARIDES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0037645497     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1495-y     Document Type: Article

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