Combined use of late phase dimercapto-succinic acid renal scintigraphy and ultrasound as first line screening after urinary tract infection in children

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 258-263

  Quirino, Isabel G ^a   Silva, Jose Maria P ^a   Diniz, Jose S ^a   Lima, Eleonora M ^a   Rocha, Ana Cristina S ^a   Simes E Silva, Ana Cristina ^a   Oliveira, Eduardo A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Technetium Tc 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid; Ultrasonography; Urinary tract infections; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

NITROFURANTOIN; SUCCIMER; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 78649997890     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.09.029     Document Type: Article

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