Predicting kidney function from renal biopsy. Semiquantitative versus quantitative approach

Polish Journal of Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Okoń, Krzysztof ^a   Sułowicz, Władysław ^a   Smoleński, Olgierd ^b   Sydor, Antoni ^c   Chruściel, Barbara ^a,b   Kirker Nowak, Agnieszka ^b   Rosiek, Zbigniew ^d   Sysło, Krzysztof ^e   Stachura, Jerzy ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b Ludwik Rydygier Speciality Hospital in Krakow   (Poland)

^c St Lucas Hospital   (Poland)

^d Province Hospital   (Poland)

^e E Szczeklik Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UREA;

EID: 34547157471     PISSN: 12339687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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