Guidelines for standard and diuretic renogram in children

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1175-1188

  Gordon, Isky ^a   Piepsz, Amy ^b   Sixt, Rune ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Diuretic; Obstruction; Renography

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; ETHYLENEDICYSTEINE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IODOHIPPURATE SODIUM I 123; MERTIATIDE TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RENOGRAPHY;

EID: 85027937859     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1811-3     Document Type: Article

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