Resistive intrarenal index: Myth or reality?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1038, 2014, Pages

  Granata, A ^a   Zanoli, L ^b   Clementi, S ^c   Fatuzzo, P ^c   Di Nicolo P ^d   Fiorini, F ^e  

^a Nephrology and Dialysis Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Pathology Humanitas Centro Catanese di Oncologia   (Italy)

^d Paediatric Department   (Italy)

^e S MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY COLIC; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PLASMA FLOW; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENAL RESISTIVE INDEX; RESISTIVE INDEX; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; UROLITHIASIS; ECHOGRAPHY; KIDNEY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84907494925     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: 1748880X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20140004     Document Type: Review

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