Voiding urosonography with ultrasound contrast agents for the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux in children: I. Procedure

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-53

  Darge, Kassa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ultrasound contrast agent; Vesicoureteric reflux; Voiding urosonography

Indexed keywords

SHU 508; SONOVUE;

B SCAN; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER FILLING; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; SUPINE POSITION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBUBBLES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 36448988898     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0529-7     Document Type: Review

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