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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Harsh Vardhan Chawla, M.B.B.S.[2]

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used in genitourinary tract conditions if CT scan is non-diagnostic or when CT scan is contraindicated.

High soft tissue resolution and no radiation exposure are the advantages of MRI.

Diffusion weighted MRI (DW-MRI) can differentiate pyonephrosis from hydronephrosis.

Pyonephrosis exhibits hyperintense signals in the collecting system (pus), whereas hydronephrosis demonstrates hypointense signals.