title: Multidetector CT angiography of renal vasculature: normal anatomy and variants.
abstract: Knowledge of the variations in renal vascular anatomy is important before laparoscopic donor or partial nephrectomy and vascular reconstruction for renal artery stenosis or abdominal aortic aneurysm. Recently, multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) angiography has become a principal imaging investigation for assessment of the renal vasculature and has challenged the role of conventional angiography. It is an excellent imaging technique because it is a fast and non-invasive tool that provides highly accurate and detailed evaluation of normal renal vascular anatomy and variants. The number, size and course of the renal arteries and veins are easily identified by MDCT angiography. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate MDCT angiographic appearance of normal anatomy and common variants of the renal vasculature.
authors.affiliation: Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey. aturkvatan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türkvatan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Turhan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cumhur
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olçer
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*