Archives of Renal Diseases and Management
Research Article
Sonography and Contrast Enhancement MDCT in the Evaluation of Complicated Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Objectives: Our study is finalized to assess the role of Sonography and MDCT in the diagnostic
work-up of patients with complicated Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).
Methods: Thirty-five patients with ADPKD underwent Sonography, un-enhanced and contrastenhancement
MDCT for flank pain, haematuria and fever. Sonographic evaluation was made with
patients in the supine position, full bladder, by making the patient with deep inalations, and other
bedsores were used (side, prone) using other types of acoustic windows. MDCT studies were
performed with volumetric acquisition technique (un-enhanced and contrast enhancement), and
the relative images were evaluated at the appropriate work-station using MPR, cMIP, MIP thin and
thick, and Volume Rendering (VRT) reconstructions. Two different Radiologists, with experience in
genitourinary imaging, analysed image quality.
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Research Article
Sonography and Contrast Enhancement MDCT in the Evaluation of Complicated Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Objectives: Our study is finalized to assess the role of Sonography and MDCT in the diagnostic
work-up of patients with complicated Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).
Methods: Thirty-five patients with ADPKD underwent Sonography, un-enhanced and contrastenhancement
MDCT for flank pain, haematuria and fever. Sonographic evaluation was made with
patients in the supine position, full bladder, by making the patient with deep inalations, and other
bedsores were used (side, prone) using other types of acoustic windows. MDCT studies were
performed with volumetric acquisition technique (un-enhanced and contrast enhancement), and
the relative images were evaluated at the appropriate work-station using MPR, cMIP, MIP thin and
thick, and Volume Rendering (VRT) reconstructions. Two different Radiologists, with experience in
genitourinary imaging, analysed image quality.
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