Optimizing detectability of renal pathology with MDCT: Protocols, pearls, and pitfalls

Pamela T. Johnson; Karen M. Horton; Elliot K. Fishman

doi:10.2214/AJR.09.3049

Optimizing detectability of renal pathology with MDCT: Protocols, pearls, and pitfalls

Pamela T. Johnson, Karen M. Horton, Elliot K. Fishman

School of Medicine

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review MDCT acquisition protocol parameters and interpretative practices for evaluating genitourinary lesions other than classic renal cell carcinoma, to optimize lesion detectability and accurately characterize pathologic abnormalities. CONCLUSION. With the goal of refining interpretative performance, this pictorial essay shows the patterns of conspicuity unique to each genitourinary pathologic abnormality, presents experience-based recommendations to improve detection and characterization using multiphasic MDCT, and describes pitfalls to be avoided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1001-1012
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	194
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.09.3049
State	Published - Apr 2010

Keywords

3D rendering
CT
Genitourinary imaging
Pathology
Protocol

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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