Multi-detector CT in the paediatric urinary tract

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1118-1125

  Damasio, M B ^a   Darge, K ^b   Riccabona, M ^c  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

CT; Kidney; MD CT urography; Paediatrics children; Radiation dose reduction

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYSTOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYDROURETER; IMAGE QUALITY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUMOR; LITHOTRIPSY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIATION SAFETY; REFERENCE VALUE; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; UROGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS;

CHILD; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 84878348653     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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