Contrast-enhanced sonographic detection of vesicoureteral reflux in children: Comparison with voiding cystourethrography

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Volumn 176, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1453-1457

  Vassiou, Katerina ^a   Vlychou, M ^a   Moisidou, R ^a   Sioka, A ^a   Fezoulidis, I V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced sonography; Vesicoureteral reflux; Voiding cystourethrography

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER EMPTYING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 6044226509     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813170     Document Type: Article

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