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Imaging strategies in pediatric urinary tract infection

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This article is focused on the controversial topic of imaging strategies in pediatric urinary tract infection. A review of the recent literature illustrates the complementary roles of ultrasound, diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. The authors stress the key role of ultrasound which has recently been debated. The commonly associated vesicoureteric reflux has to be classified as congenital or secondary due to voiding dysfunction. A series of frequently asked questions are addressed in a second section. The proposed answers are not the product of a consensus but should rather be considered as proposals to enrich the ongoing debate concerning the evaluation of urinary tract infection in children.

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  1. Quant-IF Laboratory, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rouen, Rouen, France

    Jean-Nicolas Dacher, Anne Hitzel & Pierre Vera

  2. Department of Radiology, Rouen University Hospital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France

    Jean-Nicolas Dacher

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, CRLCC Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France

    Anne Hitzel & Pierre Vera

  4. Department of Radiology, Erasmus Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    Fred E. Avni

  5. Laboratoire Quant-If, UFR Médecine Pharmacie de Rouen, 22, Boulevard Gambetta, 76183, Rouen CEDEX 01, France

    Jean-Nicolas Dacher

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Dacher, JN., Hitzel, A., Avni, F.E. et al. Imaging strategies in pediatric urinary tract infection. Eur Radiol 15, 1283–1288 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-005-2702-4

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