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Early Detection of Drug-Induced Renal Hemodynamic Dysfunction Using Sonographic Technology in Rats
Published on: March 11, 2016
[CT scanning of the kidneys--efficiency and diagnostic value (author's transl)]
Abstract:
Shorter scan times have been shown to improve image quality in Computerized Tomography. With the help of bolus injected contrast medium blood vessels and well vascularized structures in the kidneys can be visualized. In this report normal anatomy and pathological changes of the kidneys are described and demonstrated. CT was found to be a reliable method in diagnosis of various kidney diseases especially involving space occupying lesions, and it reduces the need of invasive techniques such as angiography. Nevertheless intravenous urogramm should be the initial examination in kidney disorders.
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