TRUS of the Prostate: State of the Art
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UROLOGY
Hyperspectral Imaging of Renal Oxygenation (Near-Infrared Tissue Oximetry for Renal Ischemia)
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Light Reflectance Spectroscopy and Autofluorescence (Kidney and Prostate)
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Renal Transplant Pathology
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Renal Neoplasms
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Renal Disease Caused by Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Storage Diseases, and Hemoglobinopathies
Renal Disease Caused by Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Storage Diseases, and Hemoglobinopathies Laura S. Finn This chapter covers familial metabolic defects in the kidney, along with more systemic metabolic and…
Pyelonephritis and Other Direct Renal Infections, Reflux Nephropathy, Hydronephrosis, Hypercalcemia, and Nephrolithiasis
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Renal Changes With Aging and End-Stage Renal Disease
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Ischemic and Toxic Acute Tubular Injury and Other Ischemic Renal Injuries
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Renal Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Sjögren Syndrome, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
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