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Comparative Study
. 1983 Jul;72(4):559-62.
doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1983.tb09771.x.

Micturition cystourethrography using X-ray or scintigraphy in children with reflux

L Brendstrup, N Carlsen, S L Nielsen, M Dyrbye, M Eiken, P A Krasilnikoff, T C Gertz
Comparative Study

Micturition cystourethrography using X-ray or scintigraphy in children with reflux

L Brendstrup et al. Acta Paediatr Scand. 1983 Jul.

Abstract

Thirty children with first time urinary tract infection were investigated for vesicoureteral reflux after bladder catheterization. Micturition cystourethrography with X-ray was compared to scintigraphy because scintigraphy gives less than 10% radiation dose by fluoroscopy. Reflux to the renal pelvis was observed more frequently with scintigraphy, otherwise the nosographic sensitivity and the predictive value of a negative test were about the same (0.90). Scintigraphy is therefore recommended for routine control of reflux in children.

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