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Radiological Diagnostics of the Urogenital System

Ranka Štern-Padovan

Sažetak

The role of a radiologist in the diagnostic
examination of the urogenital system is primarily to establish
the presence of anatomico-morphological changes, and to
detect, localize and characterize the pathologic process. It is
also possible to determine the extent of spread of the disease
(staging), and to plan the treatment (biopsy, radiation therapy,
the choice of treatment protocol). In certain conditions it is also
necessary to assess the response to treatment – to compare
and monitor the course of disease, and detect its recurrence.
Due to rapid development of technological possibilities in
radiology, non-radiology physicians find it increasingly difficult
to choose the most appropriate diagnostic mode, which is at
the same time the most useful for the patient. Each diagnostic
method in radiology has its possibilities and limitations with
which physicians need to be acquainted. The quality of radiological
equipment within the same modality, such as CT or MRI,
and the availability of different applications, also varies. All this
necessitates a close cooperation between the physician ordering
the exam and the radiologist-diagnostician applying and
interpreting it. The lack of such cooperation may result in inadequate
and ineffective diagnostic methods, their misapplication,
waste of time and money, and in patients being exhausted by
numerous diagnostic procedures.

Ključne riječi

radiology; urogenital system; radiography; CT; MRI; ultrasound

Hrčak ID:

18163

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/18163

Datum izdavanja:

29.12.2006.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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