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case_images: T2-weighted half Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) sequence showing bilateral renal ectopy (arrows).
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case_images: An MRI contrast angiography revealed 2 different ectopic kidneys with hila facing ventral aspect, one of which was in the middle of two iliac arteries in the pelvic region and the other localized at a higher spot adjacent to left main iliac artery and aorta (Figure 1).
case_images: MRI contrast angiography (3D FLASH) "volume rendering" image. Accessory artery originating from iliac bifurcation of left kidney (thick arrow) and 5 polar (capsular) arteries can be seen (arrow heads). Most superior polar artery originating from distal SMA, courses through lower pole of left kidney. A renal artery branching from right common iliac artery starting point, divides into 2 branches and reaches renal pelvis (bended arrow). No polar artery is seen in this kidney. The kidney in the mid level has 2 renal veins, and the left vein is joining with the left renal vein and opening into vena cava interior (thin arrow).
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case_images: Mid level kidney had 2 renal arteries and left vein was joining with left renal artery and opening to vena cava inferior at a low level (Figure 2).