Comparison of MRI and renal cortical scintigraphy findings in childhood acute pyelonephritis: Preliminary experience

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-80

  Kovanlikaya, Arzu ^a   Okkay, Nese ^a   Cakmakci, Handan ^a   Özdoǧan, Özhan ^a   Degirmenci, Berna ^a   Kavukcu, Salih ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pyelonephritis; Renal diseases; Renal MRI; Renal scar; Renal scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY;

LESIONS; RENAL CORTICAL SCINTIGRAPHY (RCS);

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSURIA; ENURESIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 1242271958     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00350-9     Document Type: Article

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