Can computed tomography in the protocol for renal colic be interpreted by urologists?

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1332-1335

  Connolly, Stephen S ^a   Younis, Choudhry ^a   Meade, William ^a   Gallagher, Ruth ^a   Lovett, Raymond ^a   Brady, Adrian ^a   Fitzgerald, Edward ^a   Rogers, Eamonn ^a   Sweeney, Paul ^a  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Renal colic; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER STONE; UROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 11144234370     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.05167.x     Document Type: Review

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