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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

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CT scan may help in diagnosis of acute kidney injury due kidney stones (not detected by ultrasonography), hydronephrosis or hydroureter and renal artery stenosis.

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CT scan showing acute renal failure post IV contrast injection source:Case courtesy of Dr Chris O'Donnell, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 47815
CT scan showing acute renal failure post IV contrast injection source:Case courtesy of Dr Chris O'Donnell, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 47815


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  1. Kalantarinia K (December 2009). "Novel imaging techniques in acute kidney injury". Curr Drug Targets. 10 (12): 1184–9. PMC 2891573. PMID 19715540.

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