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Published in: Pediatric Radiology 5/2010

01-05-2010 | Technical Innovation

MR urography in children. Part 1: how we do the F0 technique

Authors: Pierre-Hugues Vivier, Michael Dolores, Melissa Taylor, Frederic Elbaz, Agnes Liard, Jean-Nicolas Dacher

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 5/2010

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Abstract

MR urography (MRU) has been widely accepted as a substitute to intravenous urography for investigating children with a dilated urinary tract after preliminary assessment by US and voiding cystourethrography. Hydronephrosis is by far the main indication for MRU because upper tract dilatation is a frequent condition in infants and children. Recent advances in technology have allowed MR to go beyond morphology and to assess renal function parameters such as split renal function and drainage. In this article we report our routine practice of the F0 MRU technique. The main advantages of our protocol are no requirement for general anaesthesia, no bladder catheterization, use of low-dose gadolinium-based contrast agent (0.05–0.1 mmol/kg) and total acquisition time of 30 min or less.
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Metadata
Title
MR urography in children. Part 1: how we do the F0 technique
Authors
Pierre-Hugues Vivier
Michael Dolores
Melissa Taylor
Frederic Elbaz
Agnes Liard
Jean-Nicolas Dacher
Publication date
01-05-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1538-5

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