Evaluation of testicular viability by power Doppler ultrasonography in experimentally induced acute testicular torsion

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 682-687

  Kwon, Jong Won ^a   Kim, Woo Sun ^a,b   Cheon, Jung Eun ^a   Kim, Chong Jai ^a   Kim, In One ^a   Yeon, Kyung Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Power Doppler studies; Testis; Torsion; US ultrasound (US)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDOPEXY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS TORSION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 25644440841     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000178837.68891.f2     Document Type: Article

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