voiding cystourethrography

noun

A radiographic imaging procedure in which a contrast-filled bladder is examined with fluoroscopic X-rays during both filling and urination to evaluate the anatomy and function of the bladder and urethra, and to detect abnormalities such as vesicoureteral reflux, urethral obstruction, or bladder-emptying disorders.

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nounvoiding cystourethrography (countable and uncountable, plural voiding cystourethrographies, abbreviation VCUG)

plural voiding cystourethrographies · abbreviation VCUG

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA radiographic imaging procedure in which a contrast-filled bladder is examined with fluoroscopic X-rays during both filling and urination to evaluate the anatomy and function of the bladder and urethra, and to detect abnormalities such as vesicoureteral reflux, urethral obstruction, or bladder-emptying disorders.

    There was no vesicoureteral reflux on voiding cystourethrography ( Figure 2(a) ).

    2015 June 3, Shashi Verma et al., “Megalourethra with Y-Type Duplication of Urethra Presented as Perianal Fistula: A Rare Case Report”, in Case Reports in Urology, volume 2015, →DOI
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