Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography · 1980 · 27 citations · 0 references
MedicineNephrologyRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyRenal PathologyComputed TomographyRenal DiseaseRenal ImagingRenal IschemiaRenal Mass CharacterizationRenal Mass EvaluationDifferential Diagnosis CriteriaIncidental Renal Mass EvaluationRadiologic-histopathologic CorrelationRenal Lesion DescriptionRenal Masses ImagingSolid Renal Mass CharacterizationSolid Renal Mass Evaluation
A case is presented in which a histologically proven focal infarct of the kidney appeared as a low density mass lesion on computed tomography (CT). In patients with appropriate history, infarction should be included in the differential diagnosis of an area of low CT attenuation within the kidney.