Estimation of urinary stone composition by automated processing of CT images

Urological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 241-245

  Chevreau, Grégoire ^a,b   Troccaz, Jocelyne ^b   Conort, Pierre ^a   Renard Penna, Raphaëlle ^a   Mallet, Alain ^a   Daudon, Michel ^c   Mozer, Pierre ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Composition; Helical computed tomography; Urinary tract calculi; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CYSTINE; STRUVITE; URIC ACID; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; UROLITHIASIS;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CYSTINE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 70349232201     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-009-0195-3     Document Type: Article

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