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MRi is sometimes used to diagnose pyelonephritis.<ref name="pmid21292654">{{cite journal| author=Gupta K, Hooton TM, Naber KG, Wullt B, Colgan R, Miller LG et al.| title=International clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in women: A 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2011 | volume= 52 | issue= 5 | pages= e103-20 | pmid=21292654 | doi=10.1093/cid/ciq257 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21292654 }} </ref> | MRi is sometimes used to diagnose complicated pyelonephritis. It is the preferred modality for diagnosing complicated pyelonephritis when the patient is allergic to iodinated contrast material. A comprehensive idea of the extent of damage to the kidneys can be estimated with an MRI.<ref name="pmid21292654">{{cite journal| author=Gupta K, Hooton TM, Naber KG, Wullt B, Colgan R, Miller LG et al.| title=International clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in women: A 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2011 | volume= 52 | issue= 5 | pages= e103-20 | pmid=21292654 | doi=10.1093/cid/ciq257 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21292654 }} </ref><ref name="pmid12848478">{{cite journal| author=Kawashima A, LeRoy AJ| title=Radiologic evaluation of patients with renal infections. | journal=Infect Dis Clin North Am | year= 2003 | volume= 17 | issue= 2 | pages= 433-56 | pmid=12848478 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12848478 }} </ref> | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
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Overview
MRi is sometimes used to diagnose complicated pyelonephritis. It is the preferred modality for diagnosing complicated pyelonephritis when the patient is allergic to iodinated contrast material. A comprehensive idea of the extent of damage to the kidneys can be estimated with an MRI.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Gupta K, Hooton TM, Naber KG, Wullt B, Colgan R, Miller LG; et al. (2011). "International clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in women: A 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases". Clin Infect Dis. 52 (5): e103–20. doi:10.1093/cid/ciq257. PMID 21292654.
- ↑ Kawashima A, LeRoy AJ (2003). "Radiologic evaluation of patients with renal infections". Infect Dis Clin North Am. 17 (2): 433–56. PMID 12848478.