Imaging of the urinary tract: the role of CT and MRI
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Melanie P. Hiorns
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are increasingly valuable tools for assessing the urinary tract in adults and children. However, their imaging capabilities, while overlapping in some respects, should be considered as complementary, as each technique offers specific advantages and disadvantages both in actual inherent qualities of the technique and in specific patients and with a specific diagnostic question. The use of CT and MRI should therefore be tailored to the patient and the clinical question. For the scope of this article, the advantages and disadvantages of these techniques in children will be considered; different considerations will apply in adult practice.
Pediatr Nephrol (2011) 26:59–68 DOI 10.1007/s00467-010-1645-4 Received: 9 March 2010 / Revised: 4 August 2010 / Accepted: 4 August 2010 / Published online: 6 October 2010
