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Imaging guidelines for urinary tract infection in childhood; time for change?
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- Published on: 22 March 2016
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Dear editor
In the article “Imaging guidelines for urinary tract infection in childhood; time for change?” Beattie, referring to the data of Hoberman [1] and Zamir, [2] states that ultrasound fails in identifying children with vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) because of its low sensitivity. This statement is certainly true if the goal of ultrasound evaluation is to identify children affected by VUR. It has been recently...
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