The effect of fluid intake on renal length measurement in adults

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-133

  Kantarci, Fatih ^a   Mihmanli, Ismail ^a   Adaletli, Ibrahim ^a   Ozer, Harun ^a   Gulsen, Fatih ^a   Kadioglu, Alev ^b   Altug, Ayca ^a   Uysal, Omer ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ALKA Medical Imaging Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydration; Kidneys; Measurement; Renal length; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KIDNEY SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 33646229765     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20225     Document Type: Article

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