Computed tomography in genitourinary pathology

Computed Tomography in Staging of Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder

“…The results of pelvic CT applied to these problems were therefore anticipated with much interest (Levitt et al, 1978). In the reports presently available only clinical methods of staging have been correlated with CT scanning (Seidelmann et al, 1977a and b;Ammon et al, 1978;Dailey et al, 1978;Hodson et al, 1980;Kellett et al, 1980;Hamlin et al, 1981;Jeffrey et al, 1981). In the following investigation we have compared CT and histopathological staging with particular emphasis on local signs of tumour infiltration (T) and regional lymph node involvement (N).…”

Ergebnisse der Computertomographie beim Staging von Blasentumoren

“…CT is valuable help to establish the extent and staging of bladder tumors. sehen Kriterien, um die Invasionstiefe der Blasenwand zu bestimmen (3,4,5). Computertomographisch kann somit nur entschieden werden, ob ein Karzinom auf die Blasenwand beschränkt ist oder ob es die Organgrenze überschritten hat.…”

Abdominal Computed Tomography: Role in Nephrology

“…By comparison, although contrast media tissue enhancement is common, imaging by CT is independent of renal function and useful infor mation may be obtained from nonenhanced scans. Exam ples in several publications document that renal agenesis, hypoplasia or atrophy is readily distinguished from adult polycystic disease and hydronephrosis [3,6,7,30,52], Characteristic CT findings are also reported in cases of infantile polycystic renal disease and multicystic kidneys [53. 54], With adult polycystic kidney disease, ultrasound and CT were equally accurate for the diagnosis of renal involvement in 7 patients studied by both methods [55].…”

“…29% of these studies involved the genitourinary tract or adjacent retroperito neal and pelvic tissues. The basic principles, techniques, anatomic relationships and pathology encountered with CT studies of the urinary tract are detailed and well illus trated by several reports [2,3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12], Of interest to the nephrologist is the role of the abdom inal CT examination in the detection or evaluation of uri nary tract or retroperitoneal masses, investigation of the unilateral malfunctioning kidney and evaluation of uri nary tract trauma. In the future, CT scans may aid the study of renovascular hypertension [13], renal ischemia [14], and renal excretory function [15, 16], Renal, Retroperitoneal, and Pelvic Masses…”