COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY ON RENAL MASSES IN DOGS AND CATS

Computed tomography (CT) was performed on renal tumors (Wilms' tumor a nd renal cell carcinoma) and renal cysts in dogs and cats. CT images i n renal tumors were well correlated with macroscopic findings, and con trast CT images were quite useful in differentiating tumoral regions f rom non-tumoral ones. On renal cysts, intravenous pyelography and ultr asonography were as effective as CT images in morphological diagnosis, but Cr was considered to be superior for evaluating three-dimensional (3-D) relationships in complicated lesions.