Evaluation of renal growth by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography volumes

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 1659-1663

  Heuer, Roman ^b   Sommer, Graham ^b   Shortliffe, Linda D ^a   Bomalaski, M David ^b   Shortliffe, Linda ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Kidney; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tomography; Vesico ureteral reflux; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MERTIATIDE TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCULATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX NEPHROPATHY; SCINTISCANNING; URETEROCELE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0042839762     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000085676.76111.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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