Doppler ultrasound for detection of renal transplant artery stenosis - Threshold peak systolic velocity needs to be higher in a low-risk or surveillance population

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 772-777

  Patel, Uday ^a   Khaw, K K ^a   Hughes, N C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Renal artery stenosis; Renal transplant; Sensitivity; Specificity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0141920431     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00211-3     Document Type: Article

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