Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detected Renal Volume Reduction in Refluxing and Nonrefluxing Kidneys

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2550-2554

  Chang, Steven L ^a   Caruso, Thomas J ^a   Shortliffe, Linda D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child; magnetic resonance imaging; organ size; urinary tract infections; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BLADDER CAPACITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY HYPOPLASIA; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SIZE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 35748933470     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.08.053     Document Type: Article

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