title: Correlation between computerized tomography density measurements of urinary bladder and urinalysis results.
abstract: Our aim was to investigate whether there is a correlation between computerized tomography (CT) density measurements of the urinary bladder and urinalysis results. Patients were subdivided into three groups with respect to urinalysis results: Group 1, no leukocytes or erythrocytes detected in urine (n=25); Group 2, erythrocytes detected in urine (n=50); and Group 3, leukocytes and erythrocytes detected in urine (n=98). In CT sections, densitometric measurements had been performed from three zones on each section and groups were compared in terms of densitometry results. Our results indicate that density measurements of CT views form the urinary bladder may provide valuable data on hematuria and leukocyturia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kelkit Government Hospital, Gumushane, Turkey. Electronic address: em_sel74@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakmakci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bafra Government Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dr. Lutfu Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem Kolcak
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Turkoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dr. Lutfu Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Safiye Tokgoz
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ozal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Heamatology and Oncology, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cakmakci
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kelkit Government Hospital, Gumushane, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seker
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kelkit Government Hospital, Gumushane, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Zeki
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Giresun Prof. Dr. Ilhan Ozdemir Government Hospital, Giresun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kelkit Government Hospital, Gumushane, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gurcan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kitirci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016482:Urinalysis; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Computerized tomography; Hematuria; Leukocyturia; Urinalysis