Radiologic assessment of impotence: angiography, sonography, cavernosography, and scintigraphy.
Recent advances in the understanding of erectile dysfunction have led to new treatments for vasculogenic impotence and a need for improved imaging techniques. Although much controversy still exists in this evolving field, we provide a review of the concepts and techniques currently used in cavernosography, sonography, scintigraphy, and angiography to evaluate the impotent patient.
Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Boston University Medical Center, MA 02118.
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MP
Rosen
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Schwartz
F J
FJ
Levine
A J
AJ
Greenfield
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010208:Papaverine; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply
D010208:Papaverine