Magnetic resonance voiding cystourethrography for vesicoureteral reflux. 2007

Ryutaro Takazakura, and Kazuyoshi Johnin, and Akira Furukawa, and Norihisa Nitta, and Masashi Takahashi, and Yusaku Okada, and Kiyoshi Murata
Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. rtryu@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of magnetic resonance voiding cystourethrography (MRVCUG) using MR fluoroscopy for evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), and its use as a noninvasive alternative to standard VCUG. METHODS A total of 22 MR studies of 16 patients (five months to 41 years old) with primary VUR diagnosed by standard VCUG were evaluated. Six patients underwent MR studies and standard VCUG pre- and postoperatively. MR fluoroscopy was executed with a non-enhanced heavily T2-weighted single-shot fast spin-echo (FSE) sequence. The MR findings were correlated with those obtained by the gold standard, standard VCUG. RESULTS Of the 44 kidney-ureter units, 20 were refluxing on MRVCUG and 21 were refluxing on standard VCUG. There were one false-positive and two false-negative units. MRVCUG was 90% sensitive with a specificity of 96% for detecting VURs that were calculated based on kidney-ureter units. Two false-negative units were found in mild cases (grade I and II). For the units of grade III, IV, and V (high-grade reflux), MRVCUG detected all of the refluxing renal collecting systems. CONCLUSIONS MRVCUG can demonstrate high-grade reflux without ionizing radiation or catheterization.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005240 Feasibility Studies Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project. Feasibility Study,Studies, Feasibility,Study, Feasibility
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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