ADVANCES IN THE IMAGING OF RENAL INFECTION - HELICAL CT AND MODERN COORDINATED IMAGING

In recent years, CT has increased in prominence in the imaging and eva luation of renal infection. Important technical advances underlie this trend. This article discusses what helical CT and other imaging metho ds have to offer, including the specific roles, capabilities, and limi tations of the various imaging modalities. Individual disease entities are then discussed, with particular attention to imaging findings tha t are characteristic or that have significance with regard to patient management.