Transient Hyperechogenicity of the Renal Medullary Pyramids: Incidence in the Healthy Term Newborn

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 463-468

  Andreis, Ivo Andrea Bergamo ^a   Vino, Lidia ^a   Khoory, Bassem Jeries ^b   Fanos, Vassilios ^b  

^a Section of Pediatrics   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperechogenicity; kidney; newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0342657721     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-6805     Document Type: Article

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