Urology
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 385-389 , March 2008

Prospective Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Angiography with Selective Renal Angiography for Living Kidney Donor Assessment

  • Christopher Neville

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Andrew A. House

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Christopher Y. Nguan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Kenneth A. Beasley

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Peck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Lisa M.F. Thain

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Richard Rankin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Vivian C. McAlister

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Alison R. Spouge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Patrick P.W. Luke

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patrick Luke, London Health Sciences Centre–University Campus, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5.

Received 22 December 2006 ,Accepted 19 October 2007.

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PII: S0090-4295(07)02280-7

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.10.030

Urology
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 385-389 , March 2008

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