Is fluid ingestion really necessary during ultrasonography for detecting ureteral stones? A prospective randomized study

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1651-1657

  Özden, Eriz ^a   Gögüs, Çagatay ^a   Türkölmez, Kadir ^a   Yagci, Cemil ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fluid ingestion; Ultrasonography; Ureteral stone

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PATIENT MONITORING;

FLUID INGESTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY (US); URETERAL STONE;

ULTRASONICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER STONE;

EID: 28844463444     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.12.1651     Document Type: Article

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