Radiographic Parameters on Noncontrast Computerized Tomography Predictive of Shock Wave Lithotripsy Success

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1866-1871

  Kacker, Ravi ^a   Zhao, Lee ^a   Macejko, Amanda ^a   Thaxton, Colby S ^a   Stern, Jeff ^a   Liu, Jonathan J ^a   Nadler, Robert B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

lithotripsy; urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; ODDS RATIO; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 41749116841     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.038     Document Type: Article

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