Unenhanced helical CT as the examination of choice in patients with acute renal colic;La tomografia computerizzata spirale senza perfusione di mezzo di contrasto per venam come indagine di prima istanza nei pazienti con colica renale

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 251-256

  Romano, Stefania ^c,e   Rollandi, Gian Andrea ^a   Scaglione, Mariano ^d   Biscaldi, Ennio ^b   Cantoni, Silvia ^a   Rebaudi, Federico ^a   Del Vecchio, Andrea ^c   Grassi, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale v Monaldi   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ureter stenosis or obstruction; Ureter, stones; Ureteral stones, helical CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STONE;

ADULT; AGED; COLIC; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034302444     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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