Multidetector computed tomography arteriography in the preoperative assessment of patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 170-175

  Braun, Petra ^a   Guilabert, Jose Pamies ^a   Kazmi, Faaiza ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA PLANA   (Spain)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endopyelotomy; Multidetector computed tomography angiography; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

CROSSING VESSELS; ENDOPYELOTOMY; JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION (UPJ);

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPRAMIDA; IOPRAMIDA 300; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; PYELOTOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33845938339     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.08.027     Document Type: Article

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