5-year prospective results of dimercapto-succinic acid imaging in children with febrile urinary tract infection: Proof that the top-down approach works

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages 1703-1709

  Herz, Daniel ^a   Merguerian, Paul ^a   McQuiston, Leslie ^a   Danielson, Christine ^a   Gheen, Mary ^a   Brenfleck, Lynn ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

constipation; diagnostic imaging; kidney; urinary tract infections; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; FEVER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; TIME FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80051808875     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.04.050     Document Type: Article

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