Are the unenhanced and excretory CT phases necessary for the evaluation of acute pyelonephritis?

Taniguchi, Lincoln S; Torres, Ulysses S; Souza, Saulo M; Torres, Lucas R; D'Ippolito, Giuseppe

Taniguchi, Lincoln S; Torres, Ulysses S; Souza, Saulo M; Torres, Lucas R; D'Ippolito, Giuseppe.

Affiliation

Taniguchi LS; 1 Department of Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Torres US; 2 Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, Brazil.
Souza SM; 2 Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, Brazil.
Torres LR; 1 Department of Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
D'Ippolito G; 2 Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, Brazil.

Acta Radiol ; 58(5): 634-640, 2017 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27563103

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Pyelonephritis/diagnostic imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods; Acute Disease; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Kidney/diagnostic imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Pyelonephritis/complications; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Urography/methods; Urolithiasis/complications; Urolithiasis/diagnostic imaging; Young Adult

Key words

Acute pyelonephritis (APN); computed tomography (CT); dose reduction

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pyelonephritis / Tomography, X-Ray Computed Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Year: 2017 Type: Article

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