Ultrasound is superior to computed tomography for assessment of medullary nephrocalcinosis in hypoparathyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 989-994

  Boyce, Alison M ^a,b   Shawker, Thomas H ^c   Hill, Suvimol C ^c   Choyke, Peter L ^d   Hill, Michael C ^e   James, Robert ^f   Yovetich, Nancy A ^f   Collins, Michael T ^b   Gafni, Rachel I ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f RHO INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROCALCINOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84874895294     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2747     Document Type: Article

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