The Bosniak classification of renal cystic masses

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 939-942

  Warren, Katherine S ^a   McFarlane, Jonathan ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bosniak; Computed tomography; Cysts; RCC; Renal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BOSNIAK CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KIDNEY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18544371000     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05442.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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