臨床泌尿器科63巻9号

2009年08月発行

特集 泌尿器科専門医のための臓器別画像診断のポイント

腎盂・尿管の画像診断のポイント

著者： 後閑武彦¹ 清野哲孝¹ 扇谷芳光¹

所属機関： ¹昭和大学医学部放射線医学講座

ページ範囲：P.681 - P.686

文献概要

要旨　腎盂・尿管病変における画像診断の中心は，排泄性尿路造影からCTに置き換わりつつある。尿管結石の画像診断は，単純CTがスクリーニング検査として行われるようになり，その他のさまざまな腎盂・尿管病変においてもCTが画像診断の中心となりつつある。MRIは造影剤を使用しなくても良好な組織コントラストが得られる検査法であり，X線被曝を避けたい小児などには診断的有用性が高い。

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