Review of invasive urodynamics and progress towards non-invasive measurements in the assessment of bladder outlet obstruction

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-91

  Griffiths, C ^a   Pickard, R ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Nomograms; Non invasive; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLADDER WALL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONDOM CATHETER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICTURITION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ORGAN SIZE; PENIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROSTATE; SELF EXAMINATION; SPECTROMETER; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA PRESSURE; URINE FLOW RATE; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY; VIDEORECORDING; X RAY;

EID: 60849104436     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.45544     Document Type: Conference Paper

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