Correlation of Ureteral Stone Measurements by CT and Plain Film Radiography: Utility of the KUB

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 847-850

  Katz, Dana ^a   McGahan, John P ^a   Gerscovich, Eugenio O ^a   Troxel, Scott A ^a   Low, Roger K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY COLIC; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETER STONE;

EID: 0347356650     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277903772036118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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