title: Imaging Genitourinary Trauma.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has become a critical tool in the evaluation of the trauma patient. MDCT can quickly and accurately assess trauma patients for renal, ureteral, and bladder injuries. Moreover, CT guides clinical management triaging patients to those requiring discharge, observation, angioembolization, and surgery. Recognition of urinary tract trauma on initial scan acquisition should prompt delayed excretory phase imaging to identify urine leaks. Urethral and testicular trauma are imaged with retrograde urethrography and sonography, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Emergency Imaging, Department of Radiology, Bellevue Hospital/NYU Langone Medical Center, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Bari
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dane
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Emergency Imaging, Department of Radiology, Bellevue Hospital/NYU Langone Medical Center, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Emergency Imaging, Department of Radiology, Bellevue Hospital/NYU Langone Medical Center, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: mark.bernstein@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014521:Urethra; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Bladder trauma; CT cystography; Genitourinary trauma; Kidney trauma; Renal trauma; Ureteral trauma; Urethral trauma; Urinary tract trauma