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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
In addition to pre- and postcontrast renal CT scans, early bolus-enhanced spiral scans during demarcation of the corticomedullary junction were acquired in 85 patients. The diagnostic value and drawbacks of the three imaging series in the evaluation of renal disease were assessed. Renal calcifications and calculus disease detected at precontrast scans (18%) were obscured after contrast administration and excretion in most cases. In the detection of renal lesions bolus-enhanced spiral CT and delayed postcontrast scans had an identical diagnostic yield (94%). Bolus-enhanced spiral CT was superior in the assessment of lesion vascularity and vascular anatomy as well as opacification of renal arteries (95%) and veins (85%). Delayed postcontrast scans were indispensable to delineate medullary or parapelvic cysts as well as anatomic abnormalities or tumors of the renal pelvis (17% of all lesions). Routine renal CT of the kidneys should consist of precontrast images and delayed postcontrast spiral scans. Bolus-enhanced spiral scans are advised to assess lesion vascularity of renal veins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0720-048X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Carcinoma, Renal Cell, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Iopamidol, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Calculi, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Diseases, Cystic, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Medulla, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Kidney Pelvis, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Radiographic Image Enhancement, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Renal Artery, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Renal Artery Obstruction, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Renal Veins, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Thrombosis, pubmed-meshheading:7957283-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Bolus-enhanced renal spiral CT: technique, diagnostic value and drawbacks.
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Radiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article