Kidney Cysts Ct Scan With Contrast. This may be improved by using harmonic imaging techniques. Contrast enhanced ultrasound may be useful to show vascularity of septa or nodular protuberances in a renal cyst and can help differentiate a benign cyst from an indeterminate cyst or a malignant appearing cyst 7.
Abdominal and pelvic ct. Often used as a complement to ultrasound in the study of complex renal cysts this procedure can help distinguish benign cysts from tumors in the kidneys. Ct scans of the kidney may be used to evaluate the retroperitoneum the back portion of the abdomen behind the peritoneal membrane.
Typically kidney will show normal excretion of contrast material benign condition which does not progress to renal failure also known as segmental renal cystic disease and unilateral renal cystic disease localized renal cystic disease is a rare nonhereditary noprogressive condition that is characterized by multiple cysts in one kidney with no cysts in the other kidney or other organs.
Us is the method of choice when assessing pediatric kidney cysts with selected indications for mri and contrast enhanced us. Contrast agents help radiologists see some details on scans that are not visible otherwise. Kidney cysts are very common findings and most patients have had them their whole life but have been unaware of them. For many of these scans contrast material is injected intravenously to complete the scan.