Warm or cold contrast medium in the micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG): Which is best?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 551-554

  Goodman, T Robin ^a   Kilborn, T ^a   Pearce, R ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Infants; Voiding cystourethrography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER EMPTYING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0038759714     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00161-2     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Schneider K, Kruger-Stollfuss I, Ernst G, Kohn MM. Paediatric fluoroscopy - a survey of children's hospitals in Europe. Pediatr Radiol, 2001;31:238-246.
2. Stashinko EE, Goldberger J. Test or trauma: the voiding cystourethrogram experience of young children. Issues Comprehensive Pediatr Nurs, 1998;21:85-96.
3. Zerin JM. Impact of contrast material temperature on bladder capacity and cystographic diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux in children. Radiology, 1993:161-164.
4. Geirsson G, Lindstrom S, Fall M, et al. Positive bladder cooling test in neurologically normal young children. J Urol, 1993;151:446-448.
5. Baxopoulos EV, Prassopoulos PK, Damilakis JE, et al. A comparison between digital fluoroscopic hard copies and 105 mm spot films in evaluating vesicoureteric reflux in children. Pediatr Radiol, 1998;28: 162-166.
6. Sillen U. Bladder function and development in healthy infants. J Urol, 2001;166:2376-2381.