Combined magnetic resonance urography and targeted helical CT in patients with renal colic: A new approach to reduce delivered dose

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 264-271

  Blandino, Alfredo ^a   Minutoli, Fabio ^a,b   Scribano, Emanuele ^a   Vinci, Sergio ^a   Magno, Carlo ^a   Pergolizzi, Stefano ^a   Settineri, Nicola ^a   Pandolfo, Ignazio ^a   Gaeta, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; CT; MR; MR urography; Renal colic; Urinary stone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY COLIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER STONE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; UROGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 3242805154     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20109     Document Type: Article

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