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Ultraschall Med 2007; 28(1): 6-27
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-962859
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Farbkodierte Duplexsonografie nach Nierentransplantation

Colour-Coded Duplex Sonography after Renal TransplantationC. Thalhammer1 , M. Aschwanden1 , M. Mayr2 , D. Staub1 , K. A. Jaeger1
  • 1Angiology, University Hospital Basel
  • 2Klinik für Transplantationsimmunologie und Nephrologie, University Hospital Basel
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eingereicht: 23.10.2006

angenommen: 23.11.2006

Publication Date:
15 February 2007 (online)

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Key words

transplantation - renal veins - renal arteries - ultrasound-spectral doppler - ultrasound-color doppler

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Dr. Christoph Thalhammer

Angiology, University Hospital

Petersgraben 4

CH-4031 Basel

Phone: ++41/61/2 65 51 52

Fax: ++41/61/2 65 53 56

Email: thalhammerc@uhbs.ch

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