CT angiography for living kidney donors: Accuracy, cause of misinterpretation and prevalence of variation

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-339

  Jee, Won Chai ^a   Lee, Whal ^a,b   Yong, Hu Yin ^a   Hwan, Jun Jae ^a   Jin, Wook Chung ^a   Hyeon, Hoe Kim ^b   Jae, Hyung Park ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Living renal donor; MDCT angiography; Renal artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY VEIN; LIVING DONOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RENAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48849116037     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.4.333     Document Type: Article

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