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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Intravenous pyelography is considered the best initial test. | [[Intravenous pyelogram|Intravenous pyelography]] is considered the best initial test. | ||
== Diagnostic Study of Choice == | == Diagnostic Study of Choice == | ||
* Intravenous pyelography is considered the best initial test.However, | * [[Intravenous pyelogram|Intravenous pyelography]] is considered the best initial test. However, [[CT scan|contrast-enhanced CT scan]] is the modality of choice for evaluation of the horseshoe kidney and relation to surrounding structures.<ref name="OjiliShah2017">{{cite journal|last1=Ojili|first1=Vijayanadh|last2=Shah|first2=HardikU|title=Multimodality imaging spectrum of complications of horseshoe kidney|journal=Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging|volume=27|issue=2|year=2017|pages=133|issn=0971-3026|doi=10.4103/ijri.IJRI_298_16}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Intravenous pyelography is considered the best initial test.
Diagnostic Study of Choice
- Intravenous pyelography is considered the best initial test. However, contrast-enhanced CT scan is the modality of choice for evaluation of the horseshoe kidney and relation to surrounding structures.[1]
References
- ↑ Ojili, Vijayanadh; Shah, HardikU (2017). "Multimodality imaging spectrum of complications of horseshoe kidney". Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging. 27 (2): 133. doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_298_16. ISSN 0971-3026.