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[Detection of vesicoureteral reflux with radionuclide cystography]. 1996

D Kuzmanovska, and V Tasić, and E Sahpazova

Pediatric Clinic, Medical School, Skopje, Macedonia.

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) an be detected by both X-ray and radionuclide cystography. The principal advantage of radionuclide method is considerably lower radiation dose used. 201 girls with urinary tract infection were evaluated for vesicoureteral reflux by direct radionuclide cystography (DRCG). VUR was detected in 60 children (30%). Comparative study between DRCG and voiding uretrocystography (VCUG) performed in 54 girls demonstrated no significant difference in sensitivity between these methods. Thus, DRCG could be recommended as alternative and complementary method to the conventional VCUG, for evaluation of VUR. Indications for application of radionuclide method are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D001743	Urinary Bladder	A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION.	Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012680	Sensitivity and Specificity	Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D014552	Urinary Tract Infections	Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.	Infection, Urinary Tract,Infections, Urinary Tract,Tract Infection, Urinary,Tract Infections, Urinary,Urinary Tract Infection
D014718	Vesico-Ureteral Reflux	Retrograde flow of urine from the URINARY BLADDER into the URETER. This is often due to incompetence of the vesicoureteral valve.	Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux,Secondary Vesicoureteral Reflux,Vesicoureteral Reflux Grade1,Vesicoureteral Reflux1,Vesicoureteral Reflux,Vesicoureteral Reflux 1,Grade1, Vesicoureteral Reflux,Reflux, Primary Vesicoureteral,Reflux, Secondary Vesicoureteral,Reflux, Vesico-Ureteral,Reflux, Vesicoureteral,Reflux1, Vesicoureteral,Vesico Ureteral Reflux,Vesicoureteral Reflux, Primary,Vesicoureteral Reflux, Secondary,Vesicoureteral Reflux1s