The value of ultrasound in previously undiagnosed renal failure
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 57 (680) , 673-675
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-57-680-673
Abstract
Rapid advances in equipment and diagnostic criteria have made ultrasound sufficiently sensitive to replace high-dose urography (with its attendant risks and often lengthy examination time) as the initial imaging modality in renal failure. A prospective study was carried out in 56 patients (109 kidneys). All hydronephroses were accurately detected on ultrasound. 80% were due to obstruction, but showed no features that distinguished them from other causes of hydronephrosis. A diagnostic pathway is suggested.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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