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Genitourinary imaging techniques. Pediatr Clin North Am 2006 Jun;53(3):339-61, v

Date

05/24/2006

Pubmed ID

16716784

DOI

10.1016/j.pcl.2006.03.004

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33646577141 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   15 Citations

Abstract

In the current era of pediatric uroradiology, use of nuclear medicine, ultrasonography, CT, and MRI has been valuable in the identification and management of genitourinary diseases. Excellent information about the renal parenchyma and renal function is currently attainable with current cross-sectional imaging techniques that can identify tissue differentiation of lesions, distinguish dilatation of the pelvocalyceal system, and determine margins of the kidney and perirenal space. Invasive angiography is limited in application specifically to vascular diseases, although they are uncommon in childhood. Because of these newer techniques, intravenous urography has lost its position as the "cornerstone" of urinary tract imaging and is used mainly to identify pathologic conditions of the ureters.

Author List

Sty JR, Pan CG

Author

Cynthia G. Pan MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
Female
Female Urogenital Diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Male Urogenital Diseases
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Urography