Can computed tomography scout radiography replace plain film in the evaluation of patients with acute urinary tract colic?

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-473

  Ege, G ^a   Akman, H ^b   Kuzucu, K ^b   Yildiz, S ^b  

^a International Hospital Istanbul   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CT scout view; Plain radiography; Renal colic; Ureterolithiasis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CT SCOUT VIEW; PLAIN RADIOGRAPHY; RENAL COLIC; URETEROLITHIASIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER STONE; CHILD; COLIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER STONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI; URINARY BLADDER CALCULI;

EID: 4444368871     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410005264     Document Type: Article

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