A novel method of evaluating ureteropelvic junction obstruction: Dynamic near infrared fluorescence imaging compared to standard modalities to assess urinary obstruction in a swine model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1978-1985

  Rowe, Courtney K ^a   Franco, Felipe B ^a,b   Barbosa, Joao A B A ^a,b   Minnillo, Brian J ^a   Chow, Jeanne S ^a   Treves, Ted ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a   Nguyen, Hiep T ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

diagnostic imaging; fluorescence; kidney; obstruction; ureter

Indexed keywords

MERTIATIDE TC 99M;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; ULTRASOUND; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE FLOW RATE; UROGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; INFRARED RAYS; KIDNEY PELVIS; SWINE; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84867403699     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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