American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 788-791 , October 2008

Renal Infarction in a Patient With Spontaneous Dissection of Segmental Arteries: Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Yasuhiro Yamanouchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Shin-fuji Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yasuhiro Yamanouchi, MD, PhD, Shin-fuji Hospital, 3900 Obuchi, Fuji, Shizuoka, 417-0801 Japan
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  • Kei Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Kazushige Noda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Koji Tomori, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Takahiro Kinoshita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan

Received 12 November 2007 ,Accepted 11 July 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.002 on August 26, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01102-5

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.002

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 788-791 , October 2008

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