Value of 3-dimensional transrectal/transvaginal sonography in diagnosis of distal ureteral calculi

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-27

  Mitterberger, Michael ^a   Pinggera, Germar Michael ^a   Maier, Elisabeth ^a   Neuwirt, Hannes ^a   Neururer, Richard ^a   Pallwein, Leo ^a   Gradl, Johannes ^a   Bartsch, Georg ^a   Strasser, Hannes ^a   Frauscher, Ferdinand ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

2 dimensional abdominal sonography; 3 dimensional transrectal transvaginal sonography; Ureteral calculi

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY (IVU); TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; URETERAL CALCULI; URETERORENOSCOPY;

DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETER STONE; URETERORENOSCOPY;

EID: 33846146045     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.1.19     Document Type: Article

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