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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2023

Cornerstones of CT urography: a shared document by the Italian board of urogenital radiology.

Giorgio Ascenti, Giuseppe Cicero, Gianpiero Cardone, Elena Bertelli, Maurizio Papa, Vincenzo Ciccone, Rosa Manetta, Francesco Gentili, Antonio Pio Francioso, Maria Antonietta Mazzei and 6 more

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Article in La Radiologia medica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Giorgio AscentiSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico "G. Martino", Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe CiceroSection of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico "G. Martino", Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98100, Messina, Italy. gcicero@unime.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9414-4627
Gianpiero CardoneDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele-Turro, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Elena BertelliDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Maurizio PapaComplex Unit of Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
Vincenzo CicconeRadiology Department, San Giovanni Di Dio E Ruggi D'Aragona Hospital, Salerno, Italy.
Rosa ManettaRadiology Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Francesco GentiliUnit of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, "Santa Maria Alle Scotte" General Hospital, Viale Mario Bracci, 16, Siena, 53100, Italy.
Antonio Pio FranciosoComplex Unit of Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
Maria Antonietta MazzeiUnit of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences and of Radiological Sciences, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
Chiara FloridiDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Università Politecnica Delle Marche - University Hospital, Via Tronto 10, 60126, Ancona, Italy.
Ernesto Di CesareDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
Nicoletta GandolfoDiagnostic Imaging Department, Villa Scassi Hospital-ASL 3, Corso Scassi 1, Genoa, Italy.
Massimo De FilippoUniversity of Parma, Parma Hospital, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.
Vittorio MieleDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Andrea GiovagnoniDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Università Politecnica Delle Marche - University Hospital, Via Tronto 10, 60126, Ancona, Italy.

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CT urography is a single term used to refer to different scanning protocols that can be applied for a number of clinical indications. If, on the one hand, this highlights the role of the radiologist in deciding the most suitable technique to perform according to the patient's needs, on the other hand, a certain confusion may arise due to the different technical and clinical variables that have to be taken into account. This has been well demonstrated by a previous work based on an online questionnaire administered to a population of Italian radiologists that brought out similarities as well as differences across the national country. Defining precise guidelines for each clinical scenario, although desirable, is a difficult task to accomplish, if not even unfeasible. According to the prementioned survey, five relevant topics concerning CT urography have been identified: definition and clinical indications, opacification of the excretory system, techniques, post-processing reconstructions, and radiation dose and utility of dual-energy CT. The aim of this work is to deepen and share knowledge about these main points in order to assist the radiology in the daily practice. Moreover, a synopsis of recommendations agreed by the Italian board of genitourinary imaging is provided.

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RadiologyTomography, X-Ray ComputedHumansUrographyComputed tomographyComputed tomography urographyUrinary system

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