MRI isolation of infected renal cyst in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

The use of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) to isolate an infect ed renal cyst ill the Setting of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disea se (ADPKD) has not been previously described. A case in which T1- and T2-we ighted and gadolinium-enhanced MR images were used to identify a single pur ulent cyst in a patient with ADPKD is herein presented. We Suggest that gad olinium-enhanced MR be considered useful in the evaluation of ADPKD patient s with suspected infected cyst. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc, All rights r eserved.