REVIEW article
Front. Tuberc.
Sec. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Volume 3 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ftubr.2025.1592592
This article is part of the Research TopicUnveiling Distinctions: Active Tuberculosis versus Latent Tuberculosis Infection - Immunological Insights, Biomarkers, and Innovative ApproachesView all 11 articles
Review: Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Bilateral Renal Tuberculosis: Diagnostic Value, Limitations, and Future Directions
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- 2Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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As equipment improves and technology advances, the application of Computed Tomography (CT) in clinical disease diagnosis has become increasingly widespread, particularly demonstrating significant advantages in diagnosing solid lesions. However, CT scans still face challenges, including insufficient sensitivity and an inability to assess renal function when diagnosing bilateral renal tuberculosis (BRTB). By reviewing relevant high-quality literature, we compared the sensitivity, specificity, advantages, and limitations of USG, KUB, IVU, MRI, PET-CT, and CT in the diagnosis of BRTB. CT offers higher clinical detection rates and reduces the economic burden on patients compared to other imaging methods, making it the preferred modality for imaging in patients with BRTB. AI-assisted diagnosis and the integration of CT with PET may represent promising future directions for CT imaging.
Keywords: CT, Tuberculosis, bilateral renal tuberculosis, Imaging examination, diagnosis
Received: 12 Mar 2025; Accepted: 30 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Fu, Tian, Zhu, Neng and Yu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Ni Fu, Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
Zhang Neng, Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China
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