Comparison of direct radionuclide cystography and voiding direct cystography in the detection of vesicoureteral reflux

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 549-553

  Sükan, Aysun ^a   Bayazit, Aysun K ^b   Kibar, Mustafa ^b   Noyan, Aytül ^b   Soyupak, Süreyya ^b   Yapar, Zeynep ^b   Anarat, Ali ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Radionuclide cystography; Vesicoureteric reflux; Voiding cystourethrography

Indexed keywords

NEPHROSCINT; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SUCCIMER; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIRECT RADIONUCLIDE CYSTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GONAD; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCINTIGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETER; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0242493012     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03006667     Document Type: Article

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