Alternate and incidental diagnoses on noncontrast-enhanced spiral computed tomography for acute flank pain

Urology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Ather, M Hammad ^a   Faizullah, Kulsoom ^a   Achakzai, Ilyas ^a   Siwani, Rizwan ^a   Irani, Fariah ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Colic; Differential diagnosis; Incidental findings; Spiral computed tomography; Urinary calculi; Urologic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COLIC; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 64549102563     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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