At times urethral catheterization is difficult or even impossible. In such a setting, advancing a
urethral catheter over a hydrophilic guidewire is helpful. Ultrasonography has been used …

Urinary tract infections are a very common cause for stranuria and hematuria seen in the
general veterinary practice. Usually, a urinalysis is obtained and appropriate therapy is …

In uroradiology, the role of projectional radiography, once an integral part of diagnosis, has
been steadily diminishing as crosssectional techniques have become more advanced (Fig …

An updated volume in the best-selling Radiology RequisitesTM series, Genitourinary
Imaging, 3rd Edition presents the essentials of genitourinary radiology by describing the …

Patients with a case history of severe side-effects from iodine-containing contrast media
present problems in later radiological examination. We report here on an alternative, the first …

Discussion Gadolinium-chelated contrast agents, although traditionally used in MRI, can in
certain instances be effective and safe alternatives in conventional X-ray studies. A recent …

MRI was performed on a 1.5-T system (Vision or Symphony, Siemens Medical Systems,
Erlangen, Germany) using a torso phased array coil. Axial, coronal, and sagittal multishot …

As outlined in Chapter 28, contrast-enhanced imaging of the urinary tract was originally
developed in the early 1920s, when suitable contrast agents were first used. For the most …

During the past 40 years, there has been a dramatic evolution in genitourinary imaging. This
evolution has resulted in fundamental changes in the subspecialty. Uroradiology initially …