roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)

( pyelos = oblong container, and grapho = to write) A study that produces images of the collecting system that brings urine from the kidneys to the bladder. It is a radiology study performed after injecting in the veins a special dye that is eliminated by the kidneys into the urine ( Intra Venous Pyelography = IVP).

Radiologic study of the kidney and renal collecting system.