[Imaging in pediatric urology: answers to clinical questions "adjusted" to the age of the patient].
The contribution of the Imaging modalities to the diagnostic work-up of urologic pathology in the pediatric age has been greatly affected, in the last twenty years, by the development of new diagnostic means, notably sonography. This has lead to a true revolution in the study of the small patient, aimed at reducing as much as possible the radiation exposure. The further evolution of nuclear medicine exams has allowed a great gain in the functional evaluation of the urinary system; the more recent development of color doppler sonography as well as of the more sophisticated power doppler is opening new horizons in this area. On the contrary, the resort to multiplanar Imaging modalities (CT, MRI) plays a limited role in pediatric urology, being confined to very special and complex cases.
Bergamo Andreis
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Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Verona, Italia.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
Il contributo dell'imaging in urologia pediatrica: risposte a quesiti clinici "modulati" dall'età del paziente.