Patients with acute flank pain: comparison of MR urography with unenhanced helical CT

Radiology
M SudahM Ala-Opas

Abstract

To compare unenhanced helical computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) urography, by using T2-weighted and contrast material-enhanced T1-weighted imaging to examine patients with acute flank pain, with reference to excretory urography and final clinical diagnosis. Forty-nine patients underwent CT, MR urography (with T2-weighted and gadopentetate dimeglumine-enhanced T1-weighted sequences), and excretory urography. CT and MR urographic findings were evaluated separately and independently by two radiologists each (CT, observers A and B; MR urography, observers C and D) for the presence, cause, level, and degree of obstruction. The final conclusive diagnosis was based on the combination of excretory urographic, clinical, and interventional results. At final diagnosis, 32 (65%) patients were found to have ureteral stones causing unilateral obstruction. In ureteral stone detection, the sensitivity and specificity of CT were 90.6% (29 of 32 patients) and 100.0% (17 of 17 patients), respectively (observer A) and 90.6% (29 of 32 patients) and 94.1% (16 of 17 patients), respectively (observer B), while those of MR urography were 93.8% (30 of 32 patients) and 100.0% (17 of 17 patients), respectively (observer C) and 100.0% (3...Continue Reading

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