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pyelogram
Wiktionary
pyelogram
n. An image produced by means of pyelography.
WordNet
pyelogram
n. an X ray of the kidneys and ureters
Wikipedia
Pyelogram
Pyelogram (or pyelography or urography) is a form of imaging of the renal pelvis and ureter.
Types include:
- Intravenous pyelogram In which a contrast solution is introduced through a vein into the circulatory system. This is a form of anterograde pyelogram.
- Retrograde pyelogram Any pyelogram in which contrast medium is introduced from the lower urinary tract and flows toward the kidney (i.e. in a "retrograde" direction, against the normal flow of urine).
- Anterograde pyelogram (Also antegrade pyelogram) Any pyelogram where a contrast medium passes from the kidneys toward the bladder, mimicking the normal flow of urine.
- Gas pyelogram A pyelogram that uses a gaseous rather than liquid contrast medium.
Usage examples of "pyelogram".
The second round of tests was probably more than BRadley Davis had bargained for-upper- and lowergastrointestinal series, a gallbladder study, and an intravenous pyelogram among them.
IVP Intravenous pyelogram, an X-ray study of kidneys made while they excrete a special dye.