[Characterization and staging of renal tumors: significance of MRI diagnostics].

Purpose: Retrospective evaluation of MRI in the diagnosis of renal masses and determination of the correlation of MRI with histology or follow-up.

Materials And Methods: 46 consecutive patients (13 female, 33 male, mean age 64.7 yrs) with suspected renal tumors were examined with a 1.

[Contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CEMRA) in peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD): conventional moving table technique versus hybrid technique].

Purpose: In peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), angiographic evaluation of the entire aortopedal arterial system is mandatory. In a randomized study, two different protocols of CEMRA were evaluated prospectively to compare their diagnostic quality and clinical usefulness.

Patients And Methods: 80 patients (males n = 60, females n = 20, median age = 70 years, diabetics n = 27) with PAOD were examined with a 1.