Unenhanced helical CT in the investigation of acute flank pain

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 435-441

  Colistro, Robert ^a   Torreggiani, William C ^a   Lyburn, Iain D ^a   Harris, Alison C ^a   Al Nakshabandi, Nizar A ^a   Nicolaou, Savvas ^a   Munk, Peter L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute flank pain; Intravenous urography; Nephroureteric stone disease; Pitfalls; Soft tissue rim sign; Unenhanced helical CT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036592984     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0871     Document Type: Review

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