Utility of the Doppler Ultrasound Parameter, Resistive Index, in Renal Transplant Histopathology

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-106

  Kirkpantur, A ^a   Yilmaz, R ^a   Baydar, D Ertoy ^a   Aki, T ^a   Cil, B ^a   Arici, M ^a   Altun, B ^a   Erdem, Y ^a   Erkan, I ^a   Bakkaloglu, M ^a   Yasavul, U ^a   Turgan, C ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PERFUSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 38749083008     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.11.032     Document Type: Article

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