Current Concepts in Imaging Asymptomatic Hematuria
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چکیده
Hematuria is a very common clinical condition that most clinicians will encounter. divided into gross and microscopic hematuria with wide variety of etiologies. The imaging evaluation asymptomatic generally tailored to identifying cause (urinary tract stones) the worrisome (carcinoma). workup for agreed upon includes both CT cystoscopy. However, controversial due much lower risk urinary malignancies. purpose this article review upper focusing on CT, MRI, ultrasound. Current European North American society guidelines, techniques, typical findings, diagnostic accuracy, risks all be addressed highlighting current knowledge gaps, particularly between
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical research archives
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2375-1916', '2375-1924']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v9i4.2382