Multitechnique Evaluation of Renal Hydatid Disease
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, vol.192, no.2, pp.462-467, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 192 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.2214/ajr.08.1129
- Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.462-467
- Keywords: CT, hydatid cyst, kidney, MRI, sonography, CYSTS, LIVER
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Hydatid involvement of the kidney accounts for only 2-4% of all cases of hydatid disease. The purpose of this article is to review the imaging features of hydatid disease of the kidney and thus show the role of radiography, excretory urography, sonography, CT, and MRI in the diagnosis of hydatidosis.