Kidney transplantation: Structural and functional evaluation using MR nephro-urography

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 805-822

  Kalb, Bobby ^a   Martin, Diego R ^a   Salman, Khalil ^a   Sharma, Puneet ^a   Votaw, John ^a   Larsen, Christian ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Functional evaluation; Kidney transplantation; MR Nephro Urography

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERIDOL; GADOVERSETAMIDE; GADOXETIC ACID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE NEPHROUROGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 53549133105     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21562     Document Type: Review

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