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The technique in performing micturating cysto-urethrography is described. Technical difficulties in obtaining micturating films and positioning of paraplegic patients are discussed. A previous author has stated that radiological assessment of the bladder neck is of no value. Analysis of intravenous pyelograms (IVP) and micturating cysto-urethrogram (MCUG) on 71 paraplegic patients confirms that there is no correlation between the diameter of the bladder neck and the presence of pathological renal changes or vesico-ureteric reflux.
Difficulties in the radiological assessment of bladder capacity and contour due to marked differences in appearance on MCUG and IVP are discussed.
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Scher, A. Problems in the radiological interpretation of the X-ray appearance of the bladder wall and bladder neck obtained on micturating cysto-urethrography in patients with neurogenic bladders. Spinal Cord 15, 15–20 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1977.4
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