Published 2012
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Journal article
Diuretic ultrasound - noninvasive method for assessment of congenital hydronephrosis in children
Creators
- 1. Clinic of Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis, University Pediatric Hospital, Medical University, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Description
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is the most common congenital abnormality of the urinary tract. Its incidence is 5 cases per 100 000 population annually. Several functional methods are available: diuretic renography, diuretic ultrasound and diuretic urography. The aim of this study is to compare the sensitivity and the specificity of the diuretic ultrasound and renography in the evaluation of upper urinary tract obstruction. (authors)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Bulgarian)
- Diuretichna ekhografiya - neinvanziven metod za diagnostitsirane na obstruktsiya pri detsa s vrodena khidronefroza
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Rentgenologiya i Radiologiya
- Journal Volume
- 51
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 123-125
- ISSN
- 0486-400X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Bulgaria
- Country of Input or Organization
- Bulgaria
- INIS RN
- 43116973
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BULGARIA; CHILDREN; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIURETICS; KIDNEYS; RENOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; TECHNETIUM 99; URINARY TRACT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; EVALUATION; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 4 figs., 6 refs.