Dilemmas in the radiological investigation of the renal tract in children

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 448-454

  Barnacle, A M ^a   McHugh, K ^a  

^a Hospital for Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Paediatrics; Radiology; Renal pelvis dilatation; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY PELVIS DILATATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0141883940     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5839(03)00087-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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