Hematuria CT
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Computed tomography(CT) of the kidneys and urinary tract is better than ultrasound in detecting stones in patients with hematuria, and it has the highest sensitivity, at 94% to 98%. Noncontrast helical CT is excellent for detection of urinary stones. CT urography has been increasingly supplanting intravenous urography when a urological cause for hematuria is suspected, as a result of its higher accuracy in detecting lesions in the renal parenchyma and the rest of the urinary tract. CT urography involves the injection of iodinated contrast media, with subsequent high-resolution nephrogenic phase and delayed phase imaging to evaluate the renal pelvis, ureter, and bladder.[1]
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References
- ↑ Rew, Karl (2010). Primary care urology. Philadelphia, Pa. London: Saunders. ISBN 978-1437724899.