Comprehensive MR Urography Protocol: Equally Good Diagnostic Performance and Enhanced Visibility of the Upper Urinary Tract Compared to Triple-Phase CT Urography
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Comprehensive MR Urography Protocol: Equally Good Diagnostic Performance and Enhanced Visibility of the Upper Urinary Tract Compared to Triple-Phase CT Urography
OBJECTIVES To prospectively compare the diagnostic performance and the visualization of the upper urinary tract (UUT) using a comprehensive 3.0T- magnetic resonance urography (MRU) protocol versus triple-phase computed tomography urography (CTU). METHODS During the study period (January-2014 through December-2015), all consecutive patients in our tertiary university hospital scheduled by a ur...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158673