{"title":"Spiral CT of the kidneys: role in characterization of renal disease. Part I: Nonneoplastic disease.","authors":"S H Wyatt, B A Urban, E K Fishman","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spiral CT is ideally suited for evaluation of the kidneys. Continuous data acquisition and uniform contrast enhancement improve characterization of renal pathology. This article provides examples of the spiral CT appearance of various nonneoplastic conditions, with emphasis on renal cystic disease, inflammatory disease, and vascular disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":77085,"journal":{"name":"Critical reviews in diagnostic imaging","volume":"36 1","pages":"1-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Critical reviews in diagnostic imaging","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Spiral CT is ideally suited for evaluation of the kidneys. Continuous data acquisition and uniform contrast enhancement improve characterization of renal pathology. This article provides examples of the spiral CT appearance of various nonneoplastic conditions, with emphasis on renal cystic disease, inflammatory disease, and vascular disease.