Unenhanced helical computed tomography for the evaluation of suspected renal colic in the adolescent population: A pilot study

Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 342-346

  Lumerman, Jeffery ^a   Gershbaum, Meyer D ^a,e   Hines, John ^d   Nardi, Peter ^b   Beuchert, Phillip ^c   Katz, Douglas S ^d  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CYST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDEMA; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYDROURETER; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY COLIC; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TECHNIQUE; URETER STONE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLANK PAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; KIDNEY DISEASES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 0035126507     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)00872-4     Document Type: Article

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