Tzeng WS, Wu RH, Huang SKH, Mak CW, Liao ACH, Lin VCH. A comparison of pyelography and various reconstructions of multidetector helical computed tomography urography images for diagnosing urinary obstruction.
Clin Imaging 2012;
36:773-9. [PMID:
23154009 DOI:
10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.11.015]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Radiologists and urologists require practical and helpful image reconstructions for diagnosing urinary obstruction. We performed different types of imaging and reconstruction, then used a self-designed urinary obstruction-specific questionnaire to evaluate the diagnostic outcome of them. Our results suggested that two-dimensional (2D) axial computed tomography (CT) is clinically superior to retrograde pyelography or antegrade pyelography, and to other modes of image reconstruction that are often used for diagnosing urinary obstruction.
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