Simultaneous voiding cystourethrography and voiding urosonography reveals utility of sonographic diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1422-1426

  Nakamura, M ^a   Shinozaki, T ^a   Taniguchi, N ^a   Koibuchi, H ^a   Momoi, M ^a   Itoh, K ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Ultrasonography; US contrast agent; Vesicoureteral reflux; Voiding cystourethrography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIP CONRAY; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE IOTALAMATE; SHU 508;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MICTURITION UROSONOGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IOTHALAMIC ACID; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT; URINATION; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 1642493962     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310000617     Document Type: Article

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