Renal Parenchyma Perfusion Spectrum and Resistive Index (RI) in Ultrasound Examinations With Contrast Medium in the Early Period After Kidney Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3024-3027

  Lebkowska U ^a   Janica, J ^a   Lebkowski W ^a   Malyszko J ^a   Lebkowski T ^a   Leoniuk, J ^a   Sobotko Waszczeniuk, O ^a   Gacko, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY ARTERY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY PERFUSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE INVERSION SONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIURESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL CIRCULATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 70350510936     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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