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Dear MDCT.net users,
This month’s newsletter focuses on the use of MDCT technology for the assessment of renal
pathologies.
Several imaging procedures are available for the detection and staging of renal
abnormalities, including intravenous urography, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Each of these procedures has certain limitations and risks. Recently, MDCT has emerged as a
sensitive, specific and accurate diagnostic tool in this field of application. The MDCT approach to
renal imaging comprises both CT angiography and perfusion CT performed with dual-energy technology
and a novel repetitive scanning mode. It offers optimal detection and accurate characterization of
a wide variety of kidney conditions, such as renal calculi and inflammation, renal artery stenosis
and trauma, renal cell carcinoma, and complications of renal transplantation.
This newsletter presents a collection of publications dedicated to renal MDCT, starting with
two new contributions to MDCT.net: in the “Reviewed for you” column, an essay describes the
repetitive scanning mode applied to the study of kidney transplants, while in the “Focus On”
section the retroperitoneal anatomy is presented and explained from a radiologist's viewpoint.
Additional content related to renal imaging that is now available on MDCT.net includes a new
e-lecture recorded at ESUR 2013 - MDCT Symposium, the first chapter of the forthcoming book
entitled
CT of the Retroperitoneum - From conventional to multi-energy imaging, and a selection of
chapters from other books and papers from research journals published by Springer. Finally, the
newsletter provides links to renal clinical cases and imaging protocols that have been published on
MDCT.net in the previous months.
Altogether, this newsletter provides access to a range of content, in different formats, for
radiologists and radiologic technologists interested in renal imaging. If you would like to suggest
topics to be covered in future issues, please write to us at
editorial@mdct.net.
Your MDCT.net team
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Renal CT with a minimal amount of iodinated contrast agent: feasibility in repetitive CT scanning mode
V. Matarese
Renal imaging is an important diagnostic procedure with numerous clinical applications,
ranging from the characterization of renal pathology to the presurgical examination of kidney
donors and the postoperative evaluation of interventions such as kidney transplantation.
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CT of the Retroperitoneum - From Conventional to Multi-energy Imaging
G. Ascenti, A. Vanzulli, C. Catalano, R.C. Nelson (Springer 2014)
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• Table of
Contents
• Introduction and
Technical Principles
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Further titles
Genitourinary Radiology: Kidney, Bladder and Urethra - The Pathologic Basis
V.S. Dogra, G.T. MacLennan (Springer 2013)
• Table of
Contents
• Renal Neoplasms
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CT of the Acute Abdomen
P. Taourel (Springer 2011)
• Table of
Contents
• Urological Emergencies
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Weber TM, Lockhart ME.
Renal transplant complications.
Abdom Imaging. 2013 Oct;38(5):1144-1154
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Ohno I., Hayashi H., Aonuma K.
et al.
Guidelines on the use of iodinated contrast media in patients with kidney
disease 2012: digest version : JSN, JRS, and JCS Joint Working Group.
Clin Exp Nephrol. 2013 Aug;17(4):441-79
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Arévalo Pérez J., Gragera Torres
F., Marín Toribio A. et al.
Angio CT assessment of anatomical variants in renal vasculature: its
importance in the living donor.
Insights Imaging. 2013 Apr;4(2):199-211
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Kurian J., Epelman M., Darge K.
The role of CT angiography in the evaluation of pediatric renovascular
hypertension.
Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Apr;43(4):490-501
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Coyle J., Kinsella S., McCarthy
S. et al.
Cumulative ionizing radiation exposure in patients with end stage kidney
disease: a 6-year retrospective analysis.
Abdom Imaging. 2012 Aug;37(4):632-628 |
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Retroperitoneal Anatomy
Body region: Abdomen and Pelvis
Authors:
M. Ciolina, A. Laghi
Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology
La Sapienza University of Rome
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A selection of relevant clinical cases
from the MDCT.net archive
Unexplained abdominal pain
Woman, 25 years old
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Thrombocytopenia at routine blood testing
Man, 38 years old
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Flank pain, hematuria and orthostatic proteinuria
Boy, 15 years old
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Hematuria without abdominal pain
Man, 72 years old
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Back pain, with nausea provoked by drinking
Man, 26 years old
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Hematuria, flank pain and elevated LDH
Woman, 77 years old
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Fever, left flank pain and hematuria
Woman, 71 years old
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FROM THE MDCT.net ARCHIVE
Browse by...
...
Body region,
Pathology,
Scanner type and
Manufacturer to identify the appropriate protocol
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Dynamic CT-Angiography and CT-Perfusion using high concentration iodinated CM for
comprehensive renal evaluation
A. Helck
From ESUR 2013, MDCT Symposium
Istanbul, September 19-22, 2013
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