Value of Kidney-Ureter-Bladder Radiography in the Erect Position in Addition to Standard Intravenous Urography Examination
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Value of kidney-ureter-bladder radiography in the erect position in addition to standard intravenous urography examination.
OBJECTIVES To determine if additional kidney-ureter-bladder radiography in the erect position can improve the diagnostic yield of standard intravenous urography (IVU) examination. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted from March to July 2007 on 108 consecutive patients (65 males and 43 females, age ranging from 20 to 50 years) who were referred to the Department of Radiolo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1423-0151,1011-7571
DOI: 10.1159/000252828