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Color Doppler ultrasound of the genitourinary tract. 1992

S Z Jafri, and B L Madrazo, and J H Miller

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.

This paper discusses the role of color Doppler ultrasonography (CDU) as it applies to the genitourinary tract. CDU is beneficial in evaluating both the native and allograft kidney in the diagnosis of renal arterial and venous stenosis, arteriovenous fistulas, pseudoaneurysms, arterial and venous thrombosis, and in the characterization and staging of renal masses. CDU has redefined the role of ultrasonography in the evaluation of the scrotum as it relates to testicular torsion, inflammatory disorders and varicoceles. Early results of CDU in prostate carcinoma and benign prostate hypertrophy have shown limited success. Identifying and assessing the neurovascular bundle may have an impact on the staging of prostate carcinoma. It is hoped that the future addition of ultrasound contrast agents will further establish the role of color Doppler in the diagnosis of a variety of genitourinary diseases and disorders.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014463	Ultrasonography	The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.	Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D014465	Ultrasonics	A subfield of acoustics dealing in the radio frequency range higher than acoustic SOUND waves (approximately above 20 kilohertz). Ultrasonic radiation is used therapeutically (DIATHERMY and ULTRASONIC THERAPY) to generate HEAT and to selectively destroy tissues. It is also used in diagnostics, for example, ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; and ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, to visually display echoes received from irradiated tissues.	Ultrasonic
D014565	Urogenital Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the UROGENITAL SYSTEM in either the male or the female.	Genitourinary Cancer,Genitourinary Neoplasms,Urogenital Cancer,Genito-urinary Cancer,Genito-urinary Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Genitourinary,Neoplasms, Urogenital,Cancer, Genito-urinary,Cancer, Genitourinary,Cancer, Urogenital,Cancers, Genito-urinary,Cancers, Genitourinary,Cancers, Urogenital,Genito urinary Cancer,Genito-urinary Cancers,Genito-urinary Neoplasms,Genitourinary Cancers,Genitourinary Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Genito-urinary,Neoplasm, Genitourinary,Neoplasm, Urogenital,Neoplasms, Genito-urinary,Urogenital Cancers,Urogenital Neoplasm
D052776	Female Urogenital Diseases	Pathological processes of the female URINARY TRACT and the reproductive system (GENITALIA, FEMALE).	Female Genitourinary Diseases,Female Genitourinary Disease,Female Urogenital Disease,Genitourinary Disease, Female,Genitourinary Diseases, Female,Urogenital Disease, Female,Urogenital Diseases, Female
D052801	Male Urogenital Diseases	Pathological processes of the male URINARY TRACT and the reproductive system (GENITALIA, MALE).	Male Genitourinary Diseases,Genitourinary Disease, Male,Genitourinary Diseases, Male,Male Genitourinary Disease,Male Urogenital Disease,Urogenital Disease, Male,Urogenital Diseases, Male