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Imaging the Pediatric Urinary Tract

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Imaging has played and continues to play an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up of many diseases of the pediatric urinary tract. Both congenital and acquired diseases of the urinary tract are imaged using a number of different modalities and in many cases it is the imaging study that offers a diagnosis or at least narrows what may begin as a fairly lengthy differential diagnosis. Radiography, excretory urography, contrast fluoroscopy, sonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy have all been used to assess the urinary tract, each possessing its own relative strengths and weaknesses. It is crucial not only to know the most appropriate modality for the investigation of a particular patient but also to understand the risks and benefits associated with the various available modalities and how they apply to the pediatric patient. This chapter will explore the role of imaging in the work-up of patients with disease of the urinary system and provide a framework for the clinician in terms of the better understanding the available modalities.

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Traubici, J., Lim, R. (2016). Imaging the Pediatric Urinary Tract. In: Geary, D., Schaefer, F. (eds) Pediatric Kidney Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52972-0_1

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