MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN UROLOGICAL INDICATIONS

Czech version

Authors: MUDr. Jiří Vaníček; doc. MUDr. Petr Krupa, CSc.
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika zobrazovacích metod LF MU a FN U sv. Anny, Brno
Published in: Urol List 2006; 4(2): 44-49

Overview

MRI examinations have increasingly been used in urological indications thanks to the better accessibility of MRI devices and absence of any known undesirable effects. In some regions such as pelvis minor the accuracy of tissue differentiation of MRI is higher than that of CT; in other regions it provides an element in the ultrasonography - computer tomography - MRI diagnostic algorithm targeting an accurate diagnosis.

KEY WORDS:
magnetic resonance, diagnostic algorithm, tissue differentiation

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