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Informative value of ultrasonography potential in the diagnosis of nephrotuberculosis was studied by comparison with conventional x-ray and intraoperative findings in 78 relevant patients. Three patterns of renal ultrasonic architectonics changes in nephrotuberculosis were revealed: 1) focal heterogeneity of renal parenchyma, 2) pseudocystic type, 3) hydronephrotic transformation. It is concluded that ultrasonography is superior to routine diagnostic methods, but is recommended for use in combination with standard methods of phthisiourological diagnosis.
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Tuberculosis, Renal/diagnostic imaging , Diagnosis, Differential , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Hematuria/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Hydronephrosis/diagnostic imaging , Kidney/diagnostic imaging , Radiography , Tuberculosis, Renal/classification , Ultrasonography/instrumentation , Ultrasonography/methodsABSTRACT
Ultrasound scanning, thermography, computerized tomography in 39 patients suspicions of renal cysts proved high diagnostic efficacy of these methods. The authors recommend to begin with ultrasound and thermography, in difficult cases use computerized tomography and only in some--puncture biopsy under ultrasound or CT tomography.
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Kidney Diseases, Cystic/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Kidney/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Thermography , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Basing on the results of complex examination of 56 patients with the diagnosis of a renal tumour, including ultrasound scanning, thermography, computed tomography and angiography, the authors consider that examination of a patient should begin from performance of ultrasound sonography and thermography. In case of obscure diagnosis, computed tomography and angiography are to be used.