The role of renal scintigraphy and unenhanced helical computerized tomography in patients with ureterolithiasis

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 441-446

  Lorberboym, Mordechai ^a   Kapustin, Zinovy ^a   Elias, Sorin ^a   Nikolov, Galina ^a   Katz, Rama ^a  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diethylene triamine penta acetic acid; Flank pain; Helical computed tomography; Renal scan; Ureterolithiasis

Indexed keywords

PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; URETER STONE; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034002893     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590050528     Document Type: Article

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