Dual-energy computed tomography for the differentiation of uric acid stones: Ex vivo performance evaluation

Urological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 133-138

  Stolzmann, Paul ^a   Scheffel, Hans ^a   Rentsch, Katharina ^a   Schertler, Thomas ^a   Frauenfelder, Thomas ^a   Leschka, Sebastian ^a   Sulser, Tullio ^a   Marincek, Borut ^a   Alkadhi, Hatem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dual energy; Uric acid; Urinary stone

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CYSTINE; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URIC ACID STONE; UROLITHIASIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HUMANS; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 48349118166     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-008-0140-x     Document Type: Article

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