Diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings of kidneys in patients with early phase of obstruction

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-141

  Bozgeyik, Zulkif ^a   Kocakoc, Ercan ^a   Sonmezgoz, Fitnet ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted MRI; Kidney; Obstruction; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; B VALUES; CIRCULAR REGIONS; DIFFUSION GRADIENTS; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MRI; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; KIDNEY; MOLECULAR DIFFUSIONS; MR IMAGING; MR SCANNERS; MR-IMAGES; OBSTRUCTION; QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS; SINGLE SHOTS; SPIN ECHOES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; T-TESTS; UROGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS; WHOLE BODIES;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; MEDICAL IMAGING; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

MULTICARRIER MODULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY CALYX; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; UROLITHIASIS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649163454     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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