POSSIBILITIES OF MODERN RADIATION METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING KIDNEY DISEASES

Abstract

Radiation or imaging methods occupy an important place in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of kidney diseases. Their role has especially increased in recent years due to technical improvements that have significantly increased their resolution and safety. Radiation diagnostics has changed ideas about the prevalence of certain diseases (for example, ischemic kidney disease) and their role in the development of end-stage renal failure. Modern imaging methods allow not only to get an idea of the structural features of the kidneys and urinary tract, pathomorphological changes in them, but also to evaluate renal blood flow, filtration function, tubular transport, and urodynamics . Renal imaging is of great importance for diagnostic procedures (kidney biopsy) and surgical interventions on the kidneys, urinary tract and renal vessels. Based on the principles of image acquisition, imaging studies can be divided into ultrasound, x-ray (including conventional x-ray and computed tomography - CT), magnetic resonance and radioisotope.