MAGNETIC-RESONANCE UROGRAPHY - FIRST CLIN ICAL-RESULTS

We report our preliminary results using a new magnetic resonance imagi ng technique for visualization of the urinary tract. Using the paramag netic contrast medium gadolinium diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA), pie were able to obtain images of the urinary tract comparabl e to those obtained by conventional excretory urography. The major adv antage of our technique is that besides good morphologic visualization , the excretion of gadolinium-DTPA can be studied simultaneously. We d emonstrate our preliminary results in selected cases.