Sonographic findings in borderline changes and subclinical acute renal allograft rejection

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-295

  Krejčí, Karel ^a   Zadražil, Josef ^a   Tichý, Tomáš ^a   Al Jabry, Sadek ^a   Horčička, Vladko ^a   Štrebl, Pavel ^a   Bachleda, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Borderline changes; Color Doppler ultrasonography; Graft rejection; Kidney transplantation; Power Doppler ultrasonography; Subclinical rejection

Indexed keywords

BORDERLINE CHANGES; COLOR DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POWER DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; SUBCLINICAL REJECTION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOPSY; COLOR; DOPPLER EFFECT; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

GRAFTS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY PERFUSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651204697     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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