Alternative or additional diagnoses on unenhanced helical computed tomography for suspected renal colic: Experience with 1000 consecutive examinations

Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-57

  Katz, Douglas S ^a   Scheer, Mindy ^a   Lumerman, Jeffrey H ^b   Mellinger, Brett C ^b   Stillman, Charles A ^c   Lane, Michael J ^c  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER STONE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; COLIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0034131102     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)00584-7     Document Type: Article

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