A comparison of real-time ultrasonography with intravenous urography in the follow-up of patients with spinal cord injury.
Patients with spinal cord damage require an expert urological assessment at regular intervals. Seventy-five patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction associated with spinal paralysis attending for routine assessment of the upper urinary tract had both intravenous urography (IVU) and renal ultrasonography. The combination of a plain radiography of the abdomen and an ultrasound scan of the kidneys was found to be a cheap, safe and reliable alternative to intravenous urography for the regular follow-up of these patients.
Morcos
S K
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Thomas
D G
DG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology