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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Health ›› 2018, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (4): 311-316.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3755.2018.04.017

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Current status and progress of imaging diagnosis in patients with urinary tract tuberculosis

Yang ZHENG,Xiao-ming WANG()   

  1. Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2018-11-12 Online:2018-12-30 Published:2019-01-08
  • Contact: Xiao-ming WANG E-mail:wangxm024@163.com

Abstract:

Urinary tract tuberculosis mainly includes renal tuberculosis, ureteral tuberculosis and bladder tuberculosis, and most of them are secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, intestinal tuberculosis or bone and joint tuberculosis, the most common is secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. The imaging examination methods in diagnosis of urinary system tuberculosis include kidney, ureter and bladder X-ray examination (KUB, abdominal X-ray), intra venous pyelogram (IVP), retrograde ureteropyelography, CT scan and MRI, etc., which can reflect the characteristics of urinary tract tuberculosis from the aspects of morphology, structure and function. Those imaging methods have their own advantages and also have certain limitations. Combined application of multiple examination methods can increase accurate diagnose rate of urinary tract tuberculosis.

Key words: Tuberculosis, urogenital, Diagnostic imaging, Disease attributes