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Reproducibility of a novel computed-tomography based measurement of renal papillary density in the Framingham Heart Study

BACKGROUND: Renal papillary calcification is a compelling candidate risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and nephrolithiasis. Renal papillary density (RPD), as assessed by computed tomography (CT), is a potential marker for calcification that has not been well studied. We developed a protoco...

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Autores principales: Yeoh, Aaron J., Massaro, Joe, Fox, Caroline S., Hoffmann, Udo, Eisner, Brian H., McMahon, Gearoid M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4688991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26695484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1784-6