Diagnosis and management of acute ureterolithiasis: CT is truth

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-

  Smith, Robert C ^a   Varanelli, Michael ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGING; KIDNEY COLIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STONE; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0342733474     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.175.1.1750003     Document Type: Article

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