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Magnetic resonance voiding cystography in the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux: Comparative study with voiding cystourethrography
Author(s) -
Lee Sang Kwon,
Chang Yongmin,
Park Noh Hyuck,
Kim Young Hwan,
Woo Seongku
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20273
Subject(s) - vesicoureteral reflux , medicine , cystography , cystourethrography , urology , voiding cystourethrogram , reflux , magnetic resonance imaging , reflux nephropathy , nuclear medicine , radiology , urinary system , disease
Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of magnetic resonance voiding cystography (MRVC) compared with voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) for detecting and grading vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Materials and Methods MRVC was performed upon 20 children referred for investigation of reflux. Either coronal T1‐weighted spin‐echo (SE) or gradient‐echo (GE) (fast multiplanar spoiled gradient‐echo (FMPSPGR) or turbo fast low‐angle‐shot (FLASH)) images were obtained before and after transurethral administration of gadolinium solution, and immediately after voiding. The findings of MRVC were compared with those of VCUG and technetium‐99m ( 99m Tc) dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) performed within 6 months of MRVC. Results VUR was detected in 23 ureterorenal units (16 VURs by both methods, 5 VURs by VCUG, and 2 VURs by MRVC). With VCUG as the standard of reference, the sensitivity of MRVC was 76.2%; the specificity, 90.0%; the positive predictive value, 88.9%; and the negative predictive value, 78.3%. There was concordance between two methods regarding the grade of reflux in all 16 ureterorenal units with VUR detected by both methods. Of 40 kidneys, MRVC detected findings of renal damage or reflux nephropathy in 13 kidneys, and 99m Tc DMSA renal SPECT detected findings of reflux nephropathy in 17 kidneys. Conclusion Although MRVC is shown to have less sensitivity for VUR than VCUG, MRVC may represent a method of choice offering a safer nonradiation test that can additionally evaluate the kidneys for changes related to reflux nephropathy. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2005;21:406–414. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.