Distinguishing pelvic phleboliths from distal ureteral stones on routine unenhanced helical CT: Is there a radiolucent center?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-17

  Traubici, Jeffrey ^a   Neitlich, Jeffrey D ^a   Smith, Robert C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIC DISEASE; PHLEBOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STONE;

EID: 0032961376     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.1.9888730     Document Type: Article

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