A critical appraisal of the radiological evaluation of nephrocalcinosis

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Cheidde, Lara ^a   Ajzen, Sérgio Aron ^a   Tamer Langen, Cecilia Helena ^a   Christophalo, Dejaldo ^a   Pfeferman Heilberg, Ita ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Hypercalciuria; Kidney stones; Nephrocalcinosis; Nephrolithiasis; Renal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY CALYX; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RENOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROCALCINOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34347351168     PISSN: 16602110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102999     Document Type: Article

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