How to perform the perfect voiding cystourethrogram

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 114-119

  Agrawalla, Seema ^a   Pearce, Rowena ^a   Goodman, T Robin ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Child; Technique; Urinary; Voiding cystourethrogram

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GENTAMICIN; INSTILLAGEL; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; UROGRAFIN 150;

ANAPHYLAXIS; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER PERFORATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSURIA; ENDOCARDITIS; FLUOROSCOPY; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; URETHRA; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 1042291999     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-1073-8     Document Type: Review

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