Template:Solid renal mass - indication and choice of modality
Indication for CT urography in hematuria
Most patients with macroscopic hematuria, especially when over 50 years, should undergo both cystoscopy and CT urography.[1]
Microscopic hematuria indicates further workup with cystoscopy and/or CT urography if there are significant underlying risk factors, mainly:[1]
- Male sex
- Age, especially being older than 60 years
- Smoking
- Pelvic radiation
Other indications and choices of modality
- Ultrasonography of renal tumors can generally distinguish a solid mass from a renal cyst.
- CT of renal tumors is the main method for staging a known cancer.[2]
- MRI of renal tumors is used to evaluate specific parameters thereof, such as the extent of venous involvement.[2]
