Retroaortic left renal vein: Multidetector computed tomography angiography findings and its clinical importance

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Karaman, B ^a   Koplay, M ^a   Ozturk E ^a   Basekim, C C ^a   Ogul, H ^a   Mutlu, H ^a   Kizilkaya, E ^a   Kantarci, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anomalies; Left renal vein; Multidetector computed tomography; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

LEFT RENAL VEIN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RETROPERITONEAL SURGERY;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY VEIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RENAL VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247137326     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701244755     Document Type: Article

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