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Comparative Study
. 1991 Oct;68(4):355-60.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1991.tb15349.x.

Role of magnetic resonance imaging in blunt renal parenchymal trauma

A K Leppäniemi  1 , A O Kivisaari, R K Haapiainen, T A Lehtonen
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Comparative Study

Role of magnetic resonance imaging in blunt renal parenchymal trauma

A K Leppäniemi et al. Br J Urol. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of blunt renal parenchymal trauma was compared with that of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) in a prospective study of 12 patients. CT was superior to other methods in identifying and characterising the renal parenchymal lesion, and both CT and US exceeded low field MRI in recognising a perirenal fluid collection. The role of high field MRI in the evaluation of blunt renal trauma requires further study.

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