Dual Source Computed Tomography: A Novel Technique to Determine Stone Composition

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1164-1168

  Matlaga, Brian R ^a   Kawamoto, Satomi ^a   Fishman, Elliot ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE STONE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URIC ACID STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URIC ACID;

EID: 54449083246     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.03.051     Document Type: Article

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