title: Digital subtraction angiography of the kidney.
abstract: Intravenous and intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed in 88 patients: 34 with tumours, 10 with renal trauma, 26 with suspected renovascular hypertension, 6 with vascular impression on the renal pelvis, 8 with nephrolithiasis and 4 with sonographically abnormal kidneys. Venous and arterial DSA always gave diagnostically useful images. Intravenous DSA is valuable in patients with suspected renovascular hypertension or after vascular surgery, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and transcatheter embolisation. Arterial DSA is preferable to venous DSA in other clinical situations, particularly in the evaluation of renal tumours, and may be recommended in preference to conventional angiography.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gattoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avogadro
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baldini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pozzato
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gandini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uslenghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013382:Subtraction Technique