Magnetic resonance imaging in acute pyelonephritis

The diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in children remains a clinical challenge. We assessed the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detection of pyelonephritis in four pediatric patients and compared the results with renal cortical scintigraphy. MRI revealed areas of high signal intensit...

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Published in:Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 1998-09, Vol.12 (7), p.579-580
Main Authors: POUSTCHI-AMIN, M, LEONIDAS, J. C, PALESTRO, C, HASSANKHANI, A, GAUTHIER, B, TRACHTMAN, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Kidney - diagnostic imaging
Kidney - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Pyelonephritis - diagnostic imaging
Pyelonephritis - pathology
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
Urinary system
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Summary:The diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in children remains a clinical challenge. We assessed the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detection of pyelonephritis in four pediatric patients and compared the results with renal cortical scintigraphy. MRI revealed areas of high signal intensity in the kidney that coincided with photon-deficient regions in the radionuclide scans in two children with acute pyelonephritis. These findings confirm work in experimental animals and indicate that MRI can accurately detect acute pyelonephritis in children.
ISSN:0931-041X
1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/s004670050509