Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents Ultraschall Med 2007; 28(1): 6-27DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-962859 CME Fortbildung/Continuing Education © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Farbkodierte Duplexsonografie nach Nierentransplantation Colour-Coded Duplex Sonography after Renal TransplantationC. Thalhammer1 , M. Aschwanden1 , M. Mayr2 , D. Staub1 , K. A. Jaeger1 1Angiology, University Hospital Basel 2Klinik für Transplantationsimmunologie und Nephrologie, University Hospital Basel Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Key words transplantation - renal veins - renal arteries - ultrasound-spectral doppler - ultrasound-color doppler Full Text References Literatur/References 1 Vincenti F. A decade of progress in kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 2004; 77 S52-S61 2 Hariharan S, Johnson C P, Bresnahan B A. et al . Improved graft survival after renal transplantation in the United States, 1988 to 1996. 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