Hydronephrosis Index: A Better Physiological Reference in Antenatal Ultrasound for Assessment of Fetal Hydronephrosis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-120

  Leung, Vivian Yee fong ^a   Chu, Winnie Chiu wing ^a   Metreweli, Constantine ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER DISTENSION; CALCULATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOMOGRAM; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; NOMOGRAMS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 57249084332     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.06.032     Document Type: Article

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