Sensitivity and value of digital CT scout radiography for detecting ureteral stones in patients with ureterolithiasis diagnosed on unenhanced CT

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 417-423

  Chu, George ^a   Rosenfield, Arthur T ^a   Anderson, Kevin ^a   Scout, Leslie ^a   Smith, Robert C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STONE FORMATION; URETER STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0032765510     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.2.10430147     Document Type: Article

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