Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , February 2008

Comparison of magnetic resonance urography with ultrasound studies in detection of fetal urogenital anomalies

  • Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Iranian Society of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. No. 36, 2nd Floor, 7th Street, Saadat-Abad, Ave. Tehran 1998714616, Iran. Tel.: +98 21 2208 9946; fax: +98 21 2206 9451.
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  • Seyedmehdi Payabvash

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Zhina Sadeghi

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Azadeh Elmi

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Research Center, Department of Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ashraf Jamal

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Society of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Tehran, Iran
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Zohreh Hantoshzadeh

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Society of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Tehran, Iran
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Laleh Eslami

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Society of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Tehran, Iran
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mehrzad Mehdizadeh

      Affiliations

    • Iranian Society of Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Tehran, Iran
    • Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received 13 April 2007 ,Accepted 13 July 2007.

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PII: S1477-5131(07)00378-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.07.005

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , February 2008

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