Inter-observer reproducibility in reporting on renal drainage in children with hydronephrosis: A large collaborative study

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 644-654

  Tondeur, Marianne ^a   De Palma, Diego ^b   Roca, Isabel ^c   Piepsz, Amy ^a   Ham, Hamphrey ^d  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drainage; Furosemide; Inter observer; Kidney; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; MERCAPTYLACETYLTRIGLYCINE TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MICTURITION; PATIENT POSITIONING; RENOGRAPHY;

CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MERTIATIDE;

EID: 43349093730     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-007-0641-9     Document Type: Article

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