The renal arterial resistive index and stage of chronic kidney disease in patients with renal allograft.

OBJECTIVE: The study investigated the optimal threshold value of renal arterial resistive index as assessed by Doppler ultrasonography determining chronic kidney disease stage 4 or higher in patients with renal allograft. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study the renal arterial resistive index were ob...

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Main Authors: Stine O Winther, Helle C Thiesson, Lene N Poulsen, Mahtab Chehri, Hanne Agerskov, Martin Tepel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3522700?pdf=render