Acute pyelonephritis: can we agree on terminology?
There is no general agreement on which terms to use to report abnormalities on imaging studies in patients with kidney infection. The Society of Uroradiology recommends a simplified nomenclature that is based on the traditional and widely understood term acute pyelonephritis. To provide a framework for the simplified terminology, the authors review the relevant pathophysiology with its imaging correlates and offer a historic perspective on the terminology issues.
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle 98104.
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Talner
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Davidson
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Lebowitz
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Dalla Palma
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Goldman
D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed