|
|
The comparison of imaging methods in diagnosis of renal artery diseases
PAVLIŠOVÁ, Ivana
The present brings much information on development and course of various health disorders, including those of renal arteries. These disorders may be in the majority of cases both the cause and effect of serious diseases. The disorders of renal arteries represent risks to the patients undergoing their diagnostics. With development of technical and testing procedures, and with acquiring of new experience, the new, ionizing-radiation-free methods become more available. My bachelor's thesis maps the available methods carried out at the Department of Imaging Methods in the Motol University Hospital. The thesis describes the methods applying imaging by ionizing radiation (digital substraction angiography and computer tomography), as well as the methods using other physical principles for imaging, i.e. magnetic resonance and ultrasonic diagnostics. The thesis explores the algorithm of testing according to the indications and contraindications to the specific examination, and according to the age and sex of the patient. I have pointed out both advantages and disadvantages of the individual methods that might influence the expected results of examination. I concentrated on the contemporary situation of magnetic resonance in the diagnostics of renal arteries, which is gradually replacing the digital substraction angiography. The hypothesis consists of the role of the magnetic resonance in diagnostics of renal arteries, which is minimally limited by contraindications. The description of diagnostic procedures is based on medical literature and specialized sources. The information on the patients' examination has been drawn from the UNIS hospital information system in the Motol University Hospital. The conclusions shall serve as the basis for the internal methodical approach in diagnostics of the disorders of renal arteries.
|
guest ::
