What is a voiding cystourethrogram used for?
What is a voiding cystourethrogram used for?
A VCUG, or a voiding cystourethrogram, is a minimally invasive test that uses a special x-ray technology called fluoroscopy to visualize your child’s urinary tract and bladder. A VCUG can help: diagnose vesicoureteral reflux, a condition in which urine flows the wrong way, from the bladder back up to the kidneys.
How do you perform a voiding cystourethrogram?
Procedure: The procedure involves the use of a catheter, or soft plastic tube, which will be inserted into the urethra and into the bladder. The radiology nurse will carefully clean the urethral opening and the catheter will be inserted into the urethra and into the bladder.
How do you perform a MCU test?
Only in children < 2 years, the contrast is instilled into the bladder by a small tube inserted through urethra. Then you have to pass urine, in standing position on a special stand, with one leg flexed at the knee and hip joint. While you are passing urine, X-rays will be captured.
What are the common indications for Cystourethrography?
Indications
- urinary tract infection.
- dysuria.
- dysfunctional voiding.
- hydronephrosis and/or hydroureter.
- bladder outlet obstruction.
- hematuria.
- trauma.
- urinary incontinence.
What is the difference between Cystogram and Cystourethrogram?
A cystogram is a special x-ray examination of the urinary bladder. A urethrogram is a special x-ray examination of the urethra (pathway between the bladder and the opening where urine exits the body). This anatomy is visualized with the use of contrast media (x-ray dye).
What is MCU test?
A micturating cysto-urethrogram (or MCU) is a study using X-rays that shows the bladder and urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder and out of the body) while passing urine (see children’s X-ray examination).
What is the difference between cystogram and Cystourethrogram?
Does a voiding cystourethrogram use contrast?
A VCUG (Voiding Cysto-Urethrogram) uses x-rays and a contrasting agent to evaluate your child’s urethra and bladder size, shape, and capacity. This procedure uses x-rays and a contrasting agent that is administered by catheter into your child’s bladder.
Is MCU test necessary?
This is a useful test to help find the cause of recurrent urinary tract infections or determine the cause of dilatation (enlargement) of the kidneys.
What type of contrast media is used when performing Micturating Cystourethrogram?
A micturating cystourethrogram is a procedure allowing the urethra to be x-rayed using contrast dye passing from the bladder through the urethra. The bladder is first filled with x-ray contrast dye by inserting a urinary catheter into the bladder through the urethra.
Which condition would most likely be demonstrated during a voiding cystourethrogram?
Cards
| Term Which renal structure filters the blood? | Definition Glomerulus |
|---|---|
| Term What is the purpose of raising the head of the table 35 to 40 degrees for retrograde urography? | Definition To demonstrate the ureters. |
| Term Which condition would most likely be demonstrated during voiding cystography? | Definition Ureteral reflux |
Is a voiding cystourethrogram painful?
This test isn’t painful, and you won’t feel anything when the X-rays are taken. You may find it somewhat uncomfortable when the catheter is inserted and while it’s in place. You will have a feeling of fullness in your bladder and an urge to urinate when the contrast liquid fills your bladder.