Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Rouen, 1 rue de Germont, Rouen, 76031, France.
Pediatr Radiol. 2010 May;40(5):739-46. doi: 10.1007/s00247-009-1536-7. Epub 2010 Feb 25.
MR urography (MRU) is an emerging technique particularly useful in paediatric uroradiology. The most common indication is the investigation of hydronephrosis. Combined static and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRU (DCE-MRU) provides both morphological and functional information in a single examination. However, specific post-processing must be performed and to our knowledge, dedicated software is not available in conventional workstations. Investigators involved in MRU classically use homemade software that is not freely accessible. For these reasons, we have developed a software program that is freely downloadable on the National Institute of Health (NIH) website. We report and describe in this study the features of this software program.
磁共振尿路成像(MRU)是一种新兴的技术,在儿科泌尿放射学中特别有用。最常见的适应证是肾积水的检查。静态和动态对比增强磁共振尿路成像(DCE-MRU)联合检查可在单次检查中提供形态学和功能信息。然而,必须进行特定的后处理,据我们所知,传统工作站中没有专用软件。从事 MRU 研究的研究人员通常使用自制软件,这些软件无法免费获取。基于这些原因,我们开发了一个可在国立卫生研究院(NIH)网站上免费下载的软件程序。在本研究中,我们报告并描述了该软件程序的特点。