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The normal renal nephrogram as seen on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is reviewed, and the etiologies and diagnostic significance of the asymmetric renal nephrograms, characterized by a unilateral prolonged cortical nephrogram, are discussed.
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Birnbaum, B.A., Bosniak, M.A. & Megibow, A.J. Asymmetry of the renal nephrograms on CT: Significance of the unilateral prolonged cortical nephrogram. Urol Radiol 12, 173–177 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924001
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