Imaging (2005) 17, 0
© 2005 The British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/imaging/87945463
Lower renal tract imaging
U Patel1 and
P Sidhu2
1 Department of Radiology, St George's Hospital, London, SW17 0QT 2 Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK
As elsewhere in radiology, the increasing application of cross-sectional modalities displaces traditional imaging methods. The roles of the plain film and contrast fluoroscopic images are becoming less important, and ultrasound, CT and MRI are increasingly used to evaluate the lower male genitourinary tract. Nevertheless there are niches where the older investigations, tried and tested, retain a firm place, e.g the urethrogram. The chapters of this edition describe a clinically orientated approach to the "modern" imaging of the common disorders of the male lower genitourinary tract.
Although listed along anatomical lines each chapter adopts a problem solving approach, using multi-modality imaging where appropriate. Common conditions are a particular focus, and the esoteric only mentioned in passing as these will be covered in standard texts of uroradiology. Appropriate tests (MCQs, as well as picture quizzes) further emphasise the broad, clinically orientated educational approach of this edition.
