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Role of magnetic resonance imaging in blunt renal parenchymal trauma
A K Leppäniemi1, A O Kivisaari, R K Haapiainen
1Second Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
British Journal of Urology
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of blunt renal parenchymal trauma was compared with that of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) in a prospective study of 12 patients. CT was superior to other methods in identifying and characterising the renal parenchymal lesion, and both CT and US exceeded low field MRI in recognising a perirenal fluid collection. The role of high field MRI in the evaluation of blunt renal trauma requires further study.