Voiding ultrasonography: Evaluation of the detection of vesicoureteral reflux based on the review of digital ultrasound clips

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Galloy, M A ^b   Guillemin, F ^c   Couture, A ^d   Pracros, J P ^e   Didier, F ^f   Ducou Le Pointe, H ^g   Pefoubou, Y ^b   Aubert, D ^h   Lortat Jacob, S ⁱ   Roederer, T ^c   Claudon, Michel ^a,b  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^e HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^f Radiology

^g ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^h HÔPITAL SAINT JACQUES   (France)

ⁱ HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Ultrasound voiding urosonography; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINATION; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 39749111946     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963738     Document Type: Article

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