Transvaginal sonography in the assessment of distal ureteral calculi

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 658-662

  Yang, J M ^a,b   Yang, S H ^c   Huang, W C ^b,d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distal ureteral calculi; Doppler flow imaging; Ureter; Ureter jet phenomenon; Ureter papilla

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY PAPILLA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETER FUNCTION; URETER JET PHENOMENON; URETER STONE; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 28144461831     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2610     Document Type: Article

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