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12083620

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has already gained status in the neuroradiological MRI approach of a patient suffering from a variety of neurological diseases. The clinical application of DW MRI in the evaluation of renal disease is not standard. This manuscript describes preliminary results of the application of DW imaging in renal infection to aid differential diagnosis and/or lesion detection in clinical MRI. Three patients with acute pyelonephritis and two patients with renal abscess (one with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, the other with a solitary pyogenic renal abscess) were examined with MRI. Areas of acute pyelonephritis and abscedation have restricted proton diffusion and are demonstrated on the DW images. Refinement of the technique, in-depth investigation of the pathological background of the MR findings and evaluation of its true clinical value need further investigation. This manuscripts shows preliminary findings of DW imaging in patients with renal infectious disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0302-7430
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
100-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the evaluation of renal infection: preliminary results.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg (ZOL), Genk, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article