de Miranda CMNR, Maranhão CPDM, dos Santos CJJ, Padilha IG, de Farias LDPG, da Rocha MS. Bosniak classification of renal cystic lesions according to multidetector computed tomography findings.
Radiol Bras 2014;
47:115-21. [PMID:
25741060 PMCID:
PMC4337166 DOI:
10.1590/s0100-39842014000200015]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Renal cystic lesions are usually diagnosed in the radiologists' practice and therefore their characterization is crucial to determine the clinical approach to be adopted and prognosis. The Bosniak classification based on computed tomography findings has allowed for standardization and categorization of lesions in increasing order of malignancy (I, II, IIF, III and IV) in a simple and accurate way. The present iconographic essay developed with multidetector computed tomography images of selected cases from the archives of the authors' institution, is aimed at describing imaging findings that can help in the diagnosis of renal cysts.
Collapse