Diagnostic value of diuretic-enhanced excretory MR urography in patients with obstructive uropathy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 320-327

  Karabacakoglu, Aydin ^a   Karakose, Serdar ^a   Ince, Ozlem ^a   Cobankara, Osman Ege ^a   Karalezli, Giray ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intravenous urography; MR urography; Obstructive uropathy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY;

KIDNEYS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UROGRAPHY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER STONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE UROGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UROGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DIURETICS; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CALCULI; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETERAL CALCULI; URETERAL DISEASES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINATION; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 8544224255     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.10.023     Document Type: Article

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