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Imaging of the Kidney and Urinary Tract

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Abstract

Imaging modalities available for the evaluation of the urinary tract in children have changed dramatically in the past several decades. Although the excretory urogram (EU) and voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) are still important diagnostic tools, radionuclide imaging, ultrasonography US) and computed tomography (CT) have come to complement and even replace them in many clinical situations. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an even newer technique, is still in the developmental stage but may also prove to be of value in urinary tract imaging.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 20007, USA

    Amin Y. Barakat M.D., F.A.A.P. (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director) (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director)

  2. Child Kidney Disease Prevention Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, USA

    Amin Y. Barakat M.D., F.A.A.P. (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director) (Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director)

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Stein, S.M., Kirchner, S.G., Heller, R.M. (1990). Imaging of the Kidney and Urinary Tract. In: Barakat, A.Y. (eds) Renal Disease in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3260-5_6

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