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Radiography of the bladder following injection of a radiopaque substance. [cysto- + G. grapho, to write]

- antegrade c. c. in which the contrast medium enters the urinary bladder via ureters or cystotomy.

cys·tog·ra·phy sis-'täg-rə-fē n, pl -phies X-ray photography of the urinary bladder after injection of a contrast medium

cys·to·graph·ic -tə-'graf-ik adj

X-ray examination of the urinary bladder after the injection of a contrast medium. The X-ray images thus obtained are known as cystograms. Cystography is most commonly performed to detect reflux of urine from the bladder to the ureters, usually in children (see vesicoureteric reflux). If films are taken during voiding then the urethra can also be observed (see urethrography). The examination can also be performed in conjunction with manometry (see bladder pressure study).