intravenous pyelogram
The x-ray picture of the urinary tract outlined by dye that the kidneys have filtered out of the blood.
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3 matchesintravenous pyelography
The examination itself, in which timed x-rays follow dye through the kidneys and down into the bladder.
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A timed series of x-rays that follows injected dye down the urinary tract to show where drainage has stalled.
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