Diffusion-weighted MRI of the kidneys in patients with familial Mediterranean fever: Initial experience

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-255

  Karadeli, Elif ^a   Ulu, Esra Meltem Kayahan ^a   Yilmaz, Sema ^b   Durukan, Elif ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Konya Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Familial Mediterranean fever; Kidney

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY PERFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549173521     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2252-08.2     Document Type: Article

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