The role of ultrasonography in the study of medical nephropathy

Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Fiorini, F ^a   Barozzi, L ^b  

^a Department of Nephrology and Dialysis ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nephropathy; Resistive index; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 36549034339     PISSN: 19713495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jus.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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