Suspected ureteral colic: Primary helical CT versus selective helical CT after unenhanced radiography and sonography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 379-387

  Catalano, Orlando ^a   Nunziata, Antonio ^a   Altei, Francesco ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY COLIC; KIDNEY TOMOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER STONE;

EID: 0036155613     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.178.2.1780379     Document Type: Article

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