Renal artery stenosis: Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 518-524

  Drelich Zbroja, A ^a   Jargiello, T ^a   Drelich, G ^b   Lewandowska Stanek, H ^b   Szczerbo Trojanowska, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Jan Bozy District Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Renal arteries; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GALACTOSE; LIPID; POLYMER; SHU 508;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR DISEASE; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 3042704085     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0125-8     Document Type: Review

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