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Radiology plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of renal inflammatory diseases. The efficacious use of the various imaging modalities in evaluating renal inflammatory disease requires knowledge of their attributes as well as their weaknesses. We review the available studies and use of contrast agents, and illustrate radiologic findings in specific inflammatory disease processes.
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Infecções Bacterianas/diagnóstico por imagem , Nefropatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Métodos , Pielonefrite/diagnóstico por imagem , RadiografiaRESUMO
Six patients with lesions involving the foramen ovale are presented and analyzed. Anatomy, pathology and imaging of diseases occurring in the vicinity of the foramen ovale are reviewed. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are complimentary in the evaluation of pathology in this region. CT is better able to evaluate bony detail while MR imaging is useful in detailing the anatomical extent and tissue characteristics.