Value of Automated Coronal Reformations From 64-Section Multidetector Row Computerized Tomography in the Diagnosis of Urinary Stone Disease

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 907-911

  Lin, Wen Chiung ^a,b   Uppot, Raul N ^a   Li, Chao Shiang ^a,c   Hahn, Peter F ^a   Sahani, Dushyant V ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

calculi; diagnosis; emission computed; kidney; tomography; ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROLITHIASIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 34547688786     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.042     Document Type: Article

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