OBJECTIVE: The nephrometry score, which is determined from cross-sectional imaging, stratifies renal masses into low, intermediate, and high complexity.
The purpose of this article is to understand how the score is determined and review the five key features that contribute to the nephrometry score.
CONCLUSION: The scoring system has implications for surgical planning and has been widely adopted by urologists but is less familiar to radiologists.
Written by:
Parsons RB, Canter D, Kutikov A, Uzzo RG. Are you the author?
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
Reference: AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Sep;199(3):W355-9.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.8355
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22915426
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