European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71 , July 2010

Fibromuscular dysplasia in living renal donors: Still a challenge to computed tomographic angiography

  • D. Blondin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 211 8118767; fax: +49 211 8119487.
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  • R. Lanzman

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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  • F. Schellhammer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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  • M. Oels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Germany
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  • D. Grotemeyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Germany
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  • S.E. Baldus

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Germany
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  • L.C. Rump

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Germany
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  • W. Sandmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery and Renal Transplantation, Germany
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  • A. Voiculescu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Germany

Received 24 October 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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PII: S0720-048X(09)00125-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.014

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71 , July 2010

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