[Algorithms of diagnostic radiation methods in current urological pathology]

Based on the results of 3600 studies using all basic methods of modern radiation diagnosis, the authors show it necessary to develop diagnostic algorithms applicable to certain groups of urological diseases (urolithiasis, inflammatory processes and bulky masses in the kidney). This necessity has recently stemmed from the advent of new technologies of radiation diagnosis and from the expediency of using a certain method at the specific stage of examination. At the same time, the authors underline the importance of using standardized examination programmes (algorithms) in practice, which is also due to the fact that unreasonable use of the whole set of new radiation techniques that are of highly diagnostic value may bear great material costs.