Complementary Role of MRI after Sonography in Assessing Bilateral Urinary Tract Anomalies in the Fetus

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 689-695

  Cassart, Marie ^a   Massez, Anne ^a   Metens, Thierry ^a   Rypens, Françoise ^a   Lambot, M Alexandra ^a   Hall, Michelle ^b   Avni, Fred E ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 1442329985     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.3.1820689     Document Type: Article

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