Measurement of renal dimensions in vivo: A critical appraisal

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-175

  Moorthy, H ^a   Venugopal, P ^b  

^a Lourdes Hospital   (India)

^b Senior Consultant Urologist   (India)

Author keywords

BOLD MRI; computerized tomography; ellipsoid formula; kidney volume; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound scan

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SIZE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; REVIEW;

EID: 79960664407     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.82832     Document Type: Review

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