Renal colic: Comparison of spiral CT, US and IVU in the detection of ureteral calculi

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 212-217

  Yilmaz, S ^a   Sindel, T ^a   Arslan, G ^a   Ozkaynak C ^a   Karaali, K ^a   Kabaalioglu A ^a   Luleci E ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calculi; CT; Steno sis or obstruction; Ureter; Urography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLIC; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER; URETER STONE; UROGRAPHY;

ADULT; COLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URETER; URETERAL CALCULI; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0031610920     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050364     Document Type: Article

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