MR urography: Techniques and clinical applications

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-46

  Leyendecker, John R ^a   Barnes, Craig E ^a   Zagoria, Ronald J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROGRAPHY;

HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; URINARY TRACT; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 38349180711     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.281075077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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