title: Computed tomography of the kidney.
abstract: The development and refinement of computed tomography have revolutionized the diagnostic evaluation of patients in urologic practice. This article reviews the applications and interpretation, as well as the limitations, of renal computed tomography and compares this modality with other imaging studies of the kidney.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009393:Nephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging