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renal imaging
Indications:
- renal disease
Radiology:
- renal ultrasound
- nepholithiasis
- kidney size & cortical thickness
- increased echogenicity implies parenchymal disease
- renal cysts & renal neoplasms
- urinary obstruction & hydronephosis
- bladder size, postvoid residual, prostate in bladder outlet obstruction
- renal CT
- nepholithiasis (non-contrast abdominal CT)
- renal neoplasms & cysts (contrast abdominal CT)
- unexplained non-glomerular hematuria (CT urography)
- acute pyelonephritis (renal SPECT)
- vesicoureteral reflux (renal SPECT)
- renal MRI
- renal mass, renal cyst, renal vein thrombosis
- renal artery stenosis (MRA with gadolinium contrast)
Specific
renal SPECT
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022