Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 323-328 , August 2008

Evaluation of renal artery stenosis with hemodynamic parameters of Doppler sonography

  • Jian-chu Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Yu-xin Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yu-xin Jiang, Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Beijing, 100730 China.
    • ,
  • Shu-yang Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Lei Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Translational Research, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass.
    • ,
  • Yun-shu Ouyang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Zhen-hong Qi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

Received 22 January 2008 ,Accepted 27 March 2008.

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 Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60671026).Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00498-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.048

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 323-328 , August 2008

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