Can MRI replace DMSA in the detection of renal parenchymal defects in children with urinary tract infections?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-281

  Kavanagh, Eoin C ^a   Ryan, Stephanie ^a   Awan, Atif ^a   McCourbrey, Siobhan ^a   O'Connor, Rachel ^a   Donoghue, Veronica ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; DMSA; Infection; Kidney; MRI; Scarring

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARDIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 15844419701     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1335-0     Document Type: Article

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