Which cystography in the diagnosis and grading of vesicoureteral reflux?

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Piscitelli, Antonio ^a   Galiano, Rossella ^b   Serrao, Francesco ^b   Concolino, Daniela ^a   Vitale, Rosa ^a   D'Ambrosio, Giovanna ^a   Pascale, Vittoria ^b   Strisciuglio, Pietro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Non invasive procedure; Radiographic voiding cystourethrography; Radionuclide cystography; Vesicoureteral reflux; Voiding urosonography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE; SHU 508;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; VOIDING UROSONOGRAPHY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 37049004801     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-007-0651-7     Document Type: Article

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