A diagnostic test in which contrast material is inserted into the bladder through a catheter and x-rays taken as the patient urinates is abbreviated:
A)KUB.
B)IVP.
C)MRI.
D)CT.
E)VCUG.

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The diagnostic test described is a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), which involves the insertion of contrast material into the bladder through a catheter and x-rays taken as the patient urinates. The other options listed (KUB, IVP, MRI, CT) do not involve the insertion of contrast material into the bladder or the imaging of the bladder during urination.

A Diagnostic Test in Which Contrast Material Is Inserted into the Bladder