Evaluation of patients with suspected ureteral calculi using sonography as an initial diagnostic tool: How can we improve diagnostic accuracy?

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1441-1450

  Seong, Jin Park ^a,c   Boem, Ha Yi ^a   Hae, Kyung Lee ^a   Young, Ho Kim ^a   Gong, Jo Kim ^a   Hyun, Cheol Kim ^b  

^a Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calculi; Sonography; Ureter

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CALCULI; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS; TWINKLING ARTIFACTS; URETER;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER STONE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER STONE; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETHRA; URETHRA STONE;

EID: 54149100330     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.10.1441     Document Type: Article

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