Haematuria: an imaging guide.

dc.contributor.authorMoloney, Fiachra
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Kevin P.
dc.contributor.authorTwomey, Maria
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Owen J.
dc.contributor.authorMaher, Michael M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-25T14:11:52Z
dc.date.available2018-04-25T14:11:52Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-17
dc.date.updated2018-04-23T16:45:48Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses the current status of imaging in the investigation of patients with haematuria. The physician must rationalize imaging so that serious causes such as malignancy are promptly diagnosed while at the same time not exposing patients to unnecessary investigations. There is currently no universal agreement about the optimal imaging work up of haematuria. The choice of modality to image the urinary tract will depend on individual patient factors such as age, the presence of risk factors for malignancy, renal function, a history of calculus disease and pregnancy, and other factors, such as local policy and practice, cost effectiveness and availability of resources. The role of all modalities, including conventional radiography, intravenous urography/excretory urography, ultrasonography, retrograde pyelography, multidetector computed tomography urography (MDCTU), and magnetic resonance urography, is discussed. This paper highlights the pivotal role of MDCTU in the imaging of the patient with haematuria and discusses issues specific to this modality including protocol design, imaging of the urothelium, and radiation dose. Examination protocols should be tailored to the patient while all the while optimizing radiation dose.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationMoloney, F., Murphy, K. P., Twomey, M., O'Connor, O. J. and Maher, M. M. (2014) 'Haematuria: An Imaging Guide', Advances in Urology, 2014, 414125 (9pp).en
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2014/414125
dc.identifier.endpage414125-9en
dc.identifier.issn1687-6369
dc.identifier.issn1687-6377
dc.identifier.journaltitleAdvances in urologyen
dc.identifier.startpage414125-1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5874
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen
dc.rights© 2014 Fiachra Moloney et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subjectHaematuriaen
dc.subjectUrinary tracten
dc.subjectMDCTUen
dc.subjectMultidetector computed tomography urographyen
dc.subjectMagnetic resonance urographyen
dc.subjectUrogenital radiologyen
dc.subjectRadiation exposureen
dc.titleHaematuria: an imaging guide.en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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