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. 2021 Dec 1;32(12):3024-3026.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2021070898. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Use of a Smartphone Camera at the Bedside to Assess Adequacy of Kidney Biopsies

Gurmukteshwar Singh  1 , Mark Massak  2 , Michael Czaplicki  2 , Evan Young  2 , Shree Sharma  3 , Alex Chang  1 , Ashok Bhanushali  2 , Prince Anand  1
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Use of a Smartphone Camera at the Bedside to Assess Adequacy of Kidney Biopsies

Gurmukteshwar Singh et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Figure 1.
Appearance of biopsy tissue in smartphone photographs. (A) Predominant renal cortex. (B) Predominant renal medulla.
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