Ultrasonography in the evaluation of renal scarring using DMSA scan as the gold standard

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-156

  Moorthy, Ima ^a,b,c   Wheat, Deirdre ^b   Gordon, Isky ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Radioisotope scanning; Ultrasonography; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CICATRIX; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCCIMER;

EID: 0842323882     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1363-2     Document Type: Article

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