Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis of post-partum bilateral renal cortical necrosis: A case report and review of the literature

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 550-553

  McKay, Hamish ^a   Ducharlet, Kathryn ^a   Temple, Faye ^a   Sutherland, Tom ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); Post partum; Renal cortical necrosis (RCN); Ultrasound contrast agent (UCA)

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUTREN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUOROCARBON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY CORTEX NECROSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KIDNEY; PROCEDURES; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX NECROSIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903462740     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0093-1     Document Type: Article

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