Multidetector CT urography: techniques, clinical applications, and pitfalls.
For two decades, computed tomography (CT) has challenged intravenous urography (IVU) in the evaluation of urinary tract abnormalities. Compared with IVU, CT is more sensitive and specific in the detection and characterization of a variety of urinary tract disorders, including renal masses and urolithiasis. The last purported advantage of IVU has been its ability to depict subtle and mucosal abnormalities of the urothelium. Now, using multidetector CT (MDCT), this challenge has been overcome. In this article, we review the current role of MDCT urography in the evaluation of the urinary tract.
Akbar
Syed A
SA
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Mortele
Koenraad J
KJ
Baeyens
Kathy
K
Kekelidze
Maka
M
Silverman
Stuart G
SG
D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014567:Urography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging