The role of gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for children with suspected acute pyelonephritis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2308-2311

  Weiser, Adam C ^a   Amukele, Samuel A ^a   Leonidas, John C ^a   Palmer, Lane S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatrics; Pyelonephritis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MONEY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; SEDATION; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 0037949125     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000068082.91869.29     Document Type: Article

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