For example, in patients in whom the CT urogram reveals ambiguous enlargement of a single lymph node, a positron emission tomography (PET) scan may be obtained to see whether the enlargement is ...

Q&A: Cystoscopy and CT Urography in Patients with Microhematuria —Sharon Waisbrod, MD, discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective studies published over an ...

Sadow et al. conclude that CT urography is an accurate, noninvasive technique for detecting bladder cancer, and could be particularly useful in identifying patients with hematuria who may not need ...

A single 15-minute CT scan may be all it takes to find tiny cancers, stones and other problems in the kidneys, bladders and urinary tracts of high-risk patients -- potentially saving them from ...

CT urography had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 99%. It also depicted numerous other congenital and abnormalities of the urinary tract.

A new study reports that nearly seven percent of urologic multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans for hematuria result in incidental findings that may be clinically important for the patient.

Current guidelines for hematuria evaluations that recommend CT scans may increase costs as well radiation-induced cancers, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.“Long ...