CT diagnosis of renal milk of calcium
- VernacularTitle:肾钙乳的CT诊断
- Author:
Nanxin HAO
;
Guanghua LIU
;
Xinian HAN
;
Al ET
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kidney diseases;
Tomography,X-ray computed
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
2001;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the CT manifestation an d its diagnostic value for renal milk of calcium (RMC). Methods Conventional CT examination was made for 14 patients of RMC and the imag es obtained were analyzed. Results CT clearly displayed the whole view of milky calcium cyst and its "half-moon sign". In 4 cases,th e half-moon high density formed by milk of calcium always located in the lowest part of the lesion with change of the body's position. All the lesions are unil ateral and their average diameter is 2.4 cm. Out of 14 patients, 13 are renal cy st type and 1 hydronephrosis type. Conclusions CT can di splay characteristic changes of RMC more clearly and distinguish it with other d iseases more reliably. CT can definitely discriminate types of RMC and provide more reliable pathologic and anatomic data.
