Sonographic measurement of renal pelvis wall thickness as diagnostic criterion for acute pyelonephritis in adults

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 593-597

  Mitterberger, Michael ^a   Pinggera, G M ^a   Feuchtner, G ^a   Neururer, R ^a   Bartsch, G ^a   Gradl, J ^a   Pallwein, L ^a   Strasser, H ^a   Frauscher, F ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infection; Ultrasound; Urinary

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PYELONEPHRITIS; REFERENCE VALUES; STENTS;

EID: 37549016035     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963545     Document Type: Article

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