Clinical Significance Of Renal Pelvic Dilatation On Ultrasound In Dogs And Cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-94

  D'Anjou, Marc André ^a   Bédard, Agathe ^a   Dunn, Marilyn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cats; Dogs; Hydronephrosis; Pyelectesia; Renal pelvis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; KIDNEY PELVIS; PYELECTASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; KIDNEY PELVIS; LINEAR MODELS; PYELECTASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79951933690     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01729.x     Document Type: Article

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