Useful prediction of ureteral calculi visibility on abdominal radiographs based on calculi characteristics on unenhanced helical CT and CT scout radiographs

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Huang, C C ^b   Chuang, C K ^b   Wong, Y C ^b   Wang, L J ^a,b   Wu, C H ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; URETER STONE; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449121911     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01861.x     Document Type: Article

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