CT angiography of the renal arteries and veins: normal anatomy and variants.
Conventional angiography has long been regarded as gold standard imaging modality for evaluation of the renal vasculature. Introduction of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography had a groundbreaking impact on evaluation of the renal vessels and is gradually replacing conventional angiography as standard imaging. Herein, we review and illustrate the normal and variant anatomy of renal vessels with special emphasis on imaging protocols and reconstruction techniques in MDCT.
Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Tuncay
T
Hazırolan
Meryem
M
Öz
Barış
B
Türkbey
Ali Devrim
AD
Karaosmanoğlu
Berna Sayan
BS
Oğuz
Murat
M
Canyiğit
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*