The Bosniak renal cyst classification: 25 Years later

Radiology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 781-785

  Bosniak, Morton A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC;

EID: 84858737418     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11111595     Document Type: Review

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