Evaluation of the left renal vein variations and inferior vena cava variations by means of helical computed tomography

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 530-535

  Dilli, Alper ^a   Ayaz, Umit Yasar ^b   Kaplanoǧlu, Hatice ^b   Saltas, Hakan ^a   Hekimoglu, Baki ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Inferior vena cava; Renal vein; Variation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; HELICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; HELICAL CT; IMAGING MODALITY; INFERIOR VENA CAVA; RENAL VEIN; VARIATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; KIDNEY VEIN; LEFT RENAL VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RENAL VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TURKEY; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876734962     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: 18734499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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