title: Computed tomography of the kidney.
abstract: Computed tomography is an extremely accurate method of obtaining more definitive diagnostic information about a renal mass discovered on a urogram. Benign renal cysts are readily distinguished from solid renal neoplasms, and CT is often valuable in characterizing possible juxtarenal masses. The cause of a nonfunctioning kidney(s) on a urogram can often be discerned, and hydronephrosis is easily detected.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed