MR renography using a dynamic gradient-echo sequence and low-dose gadopentetate dimeglumine as an alternative to radionuclide renography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 441-450

  Teh, Hui Seong ^a   Ang, Ee Sin ^b   Wong, Weng Cheong ^a   Tan, Say Beng ^c   Tan, Andrew Gee Seng ^a   Chng, Soke Miang ^a   Lin, Michael Beng Kiang ^a   Goh, Jeffery Seow Kuang ^d  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0041343239     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810441     Document Type: Article

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