CT angiography of the renal arteries and veins: normal anatomy and variants
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Cardiovascular Imaging - Pictorial Essay 2016

CT angiography of the renal arteries and veins: normal anatomy and variants

Diagn Interv Radiol 2011;17(1):67-73 DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2902-09.1
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Abstract

Conventional angiography has long been regarded as gold standard imaging modality for evaluation of the renal vasculature. Introduction of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography had a groundbreaking impact on evaluation of the renal vessels and is gradually replacing conventional angiography as standard imaging. Herein, we review and illustrate the normal and variant anatomy of renal vessels with special emphasis on imaging protocols and reconstruction techniques in MDCT.

Keywords: computed tomography, X-ray, angiography, renal artery, renal vein