Radiological examination method in the diagnosis of kidney disease

Abstract

Radiological examination methods in the diagnosis of kidney disease, thanks to their objectivity and their capabilities, have taken their place in the diagnosis of urosystems and kidney disease. Radiological methods of examination in the diagnosis of the kidney are numerous and diverse. They are sovereign, dominant and unrivaled. However, the dangers that lurk and threaten in their application, especially ionization and complications from iodine contrast agents, indicate and say that they should be used in strict indications, with well-educated staff and with full protection measures. The aim of this paper is to show and point out the number, variety, advantages and disadvantages of radiological methods of examination in kidney diagnostics. The material and method of work is the experience gained in the profession based on urographic examinations and other radiological methods of examination of the urogenital system, primarily in 18,000 IVUs performed in the period 1994-2021. at the Center for Radiology of the University Medical Center Nis and numerous literal announcements of authors and co-authors written in domestic and foreign journals. The results of the work are shown illustratively, with pictures - nephrocalcinosis, renal cyst, pheochromocytoma, VUR V 0 , kidney tumor, color doppler of the renal artery, a series of native and contrast spiral CT tomograms of the kidney. The development of radiological techniques in recent decades has enriched radiological diagnostics with new diagnostic possibilities. Therefore, we received new radiological images, in which our results are compatible with numerous literal world releases. In conclusion, the authors point out that radiological methods in the diagnosis of kidneys are indispensable and, among other methods of examination, indispensable.