Accessory renal arteries are not related to hypertension risk: A review of MR angiography data

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1521-1524

  Gupta, Avneesh ^a   Tello, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ACCESSORY RENAL ARTERY; ADULT; AGED; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2442666821     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.6.1821521     Document Type: Review

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